As Zimbabwe nears IMF deal, food security, social protection top priority list

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Zimbabwe will prioritise funding social protection programmes and food security once it enters an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in October 2024, says the country’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa at a panel discussion during the African Development Bank annual meeting in Nairobi on May 29, 2024.

Zimbabwe will prioritise funding social protection programmes and food security once it enters an agreement with the International Monetary Fund in October 2024, says the country’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube.hopes will help it address some budget constraints, which have been complicated by drought-related shocks and pressures to clear the $19.3bn debt arrears.

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