Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Zimbabwe
Investment Promotion, Export Development and Economic Empowerment Department
- Design and coordinate the formulation and implementation of economic policies to attract investors in consultation with ZIDA;
- Participate in bilateral, regional and multilateral negotiations;
- Analyse data/information on national and global investment trends and advise all economic sectors of the economy;
- Formulate and implement public sector investment programmes;
- Implement Export Development policies and strategies;
- Implement the provisions of regional and international trade agreements;
- Coordinate hosting of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fairs;
- Coordinate local companies to participate at foreign exhibitions, expos and trade shows;
- Formulate, coordinate, and monitor the implementation of the economic empowerment legislation;
- Monitor businesses operating in the reserved sectors;
- Facilitate the resourcing, setting up and operationalisation of Community Share Ownership Trusts;
- Monitor and supervise the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Fund; and
- Participate in COMESA negotiations, SADC Industrialization and AfCFTA and industrialization programmes in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.