Economy On The Mend?

While downside risks still predominate, the political context in Zimbabwe continues to show signs of improvement. This is not to say, however, that the underlying rivalries between President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (and his Deputy Arthur Mutambara)'s MDC parties have ameliorated. Rather, the working relationship since the inception of the government of national unity in February 2009 is feeding into real improvements in the economy, led by MDC-controlled ministries. Whether Mugabe is allowing the economy to improve before he attempts to reassert his authority (notably, farm seizures have not stopped) remains to be seen, but an

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