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Sat 09 Sep 2008Zimbabwe's recovery could take more than 12 years
ZIMBABWE:EVEN IF all goes well, it could take more than 12 years for Zimbabwe's economy to recover peak levels of per capita income reached in 1991, according to a UN Development Programme (UNDP) report published yesterday.
The report, Comprehensive Economic Recovery in Zimbabwe, was researched and written by five Zimbabwean economists. It is the first economic assessment to be published in the wake of this week's powersharing agreement between Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and opposition rival Morgan Tsvangirai, now prime minister-designate.
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