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US Official Blames Zimbabwe's Economic Decline on Corruption, Not Sanctions

2 years agoThu, 20 Oct 2022 14:57:28 GMT
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US Official Blames Zimbabwe's Economic Decline on Corruption, Not Sanctions

A senior United States official says poor governance and corruption in Zimbabwe are responsible for the country’s economic decline, not Western-imposed sanctions.

The U.S.and other Western nations imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe at the turn of the Millenium alleging election rigging and human rights abuses.

But speaking during a press briefing on 19 October 2022, James O’Brien, the U.S. State Department’s sanctions coordinator, said Zimbabwe’s economic decline was caused by corruption and bad economic policies.

He argued that sanctions are not hurting Zimbabwe’s economy, as they do not affect banks, pointing to billions of dollars in reported annual illegitimate, illegal cross-border transactions as examples of what is hurting the country’s economy. Said O’Brien:

Those cost the citizens of Zimbabwe a lot of their chance at having a more prosperous and free life.

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And so, we’d like our sanctions to be part of a policy answer that begins to improve the management of public services and public resources and makes things possible for the people of Zimbabwe to improve.

… We are not engaged in a comprehensive effort to close the Zimbabwean economy. We’re aware that because of the depth of the problems and the duration of this program, there probably are a lot of companies who believe that doing business in Zimbabwe is just too difficult.

And that does cost opportunities for the people of Zimbabwe. Whether that’s the result of the underlying mismanagement and corruption, or whether our sanctions add to it. That’s something we are willing to talk about.

We are focused on the people who benefit from corruption and human rights abuses in Zimbabwe.

That’s the behaviour we are attempting to change. Our sanctions are only one part of a policy to improve the situation there.

However, the ZANU PF-led government says the sanctions are a form of economic warfare meant to punish Zimbabwe for taking land from about 4 000 white farmers and giving it to hundreds of thousands of landless black farmers.

The ultimate goal of the sanctions, according to the government of Zimbabwe, is to effect illegal regime change. | VOA News

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18 Comments

X · 2 years ago
Rhodesia yamunotaura iri kupi Inga yakadonha wani,
Faith · 2 years ago
USA Russia China Ukraine Israel N Korea These are some of the countries sanctioned by other countries. S Rhodesia or Zim under Ian Douglas Smith was also sanctioned by Britain but the economy even boomed during that period cuz he countered sanctions by increasing agric activities. Wether u like it or not, sanctions are bad and should be removed but they are not the real cause of Zim's problems. Pple should know that govt incompetence, corruption, terrorism, nepotism brought the great Zim down. Zanu pf blames everyone else except themselves for Zims problems
Faith · 2 years ago
USA Russia China Ukraine Israel N Korea These are some of the countries sanctioned by other countries. S Rhodesia or Zim under Ian Douglas Smith was also sanctioned by Britain but the economy even boomed during that period cuz he countered sanctions by increasing agric activities. Wether u like it or not, sanctions are bad and should be removed but they are not the real cause of Zim's problems. Pple should know that govt incompetence, corruption, terrorism, nepotism brought the great Zim down. Zanu pf blames everyone else except themselves for Zims problems
Faith · 2 years ago
USA Russia China Ukraine Israel N Korea These are some of the countries sanctioned by other countries. S Rhodesia or Zim under Ian Douglas Smith was also sanctioned by Britain but the economy even boomed during that period cuz he countered sanctions by increasing agric activities. Wether u like it or not, sanctions are bad and should be removed but they are not the real cause of Zim's problems. Pple should know that govt incompetence, corruption, terrorism, nepotism brought the great Zim down. Zanu pf blames everyone else except themselves for Zims problems
.......... · 2 years ago
we must avoid blame game as a nation with or without sanctions lets manage our resources effectively
Zimboo · 2 years ago
Shame on u too Gwedu !! These sanctions cameby bcz the masses had reclaimed their land from those oppressers !! Zvana human right abuses ndezvekungojoinidzirawo . How many blacks have been murdered in America ?? That's not a human right abuse ,for u !! Just bcz they are blacks !! WN a company closes , it's not ED who surfers, ndini, newe, nehamadzedu nedzawo and not Americans.
Faith · 2 years ago
Wether u like it or not, sanctions are bad and should be removed but they are not the real cause of Zim's problems. Pple should know that govt incompetence, corruption, terrorism, nepotism brought the great Zim down. Zanu pf blames everyone else except themselves for Zims problems
Zimboo · 2 years ago
Only fools are made to believe that SANCTIONS are not hurting us as a country !! Ngochani iyoo ngaitikwanire. A lot of companies shutdown bcz of these sanctions. Tangayi manzwisisa zvinorewa the word Sanctions itself !! Mukayi muhope dzamuwete Wana weZimbabwe. Pasirose ririkuona uye kuti Pasi nemasanction !! Iwe woti hakuna zvakadaro!! Shame on u guys!! U just oppose fr the sake of opposing !!
Gwedu · 2 years ago
Zimboo kana uchiri kuramba kuti muno human abuse and corruption are contributing to the perpetuation of sanctions newewo futi uri mbavha. Obviously if sanctions are put in place companies must close, hanty ndovaridzi here? so so you want to force them to work with you imi muchishandisa hutsinye, hu**** so? Usaitw as if ufi Zimbo wega iwe tese titori kudarika iwe mbavha sahme on you. Sanctions are real and yes they are the for a purpose which is to expose the levels of witchcraft iri mu zanu
Jonso · 2 years ago
Kkkk kuwanda nemaSanctions Corruption maisepi pakaimba Dr Mapfumo Nyika yaita mamvemve pai a nemaSanctions here kwanai mbavha imi
Mai Ro · 2 years ago
..everybody knows kuti muzimbabwe tirikutongwa nembavha kani.
mtt · 2 years ago
go to hell mr we are not dunderheads.stop talking ****
mtt · 2 years ago
go to hell mr we are not dunderheads.stop talking ****
mtt · 2 years ago
##sanctions must go
mtt · 2 years ago
if the sanctions are not effective why keep them there. naive and gullible zimbos can believe that propaganda and deceit
mtt · 2 years ago
he thinks zimbos are baboons who can believe that nonsense. surely whites takings as people who dont think.
Sorojena · 2 years ago
Corruption, corruption and corruption is the only curse that is sinking Zimbabwe to poverty
fight · 2 years ago
Is not about sanctions but corruption kubasa tirikupiwa ma RTGS +few US dollars but our bosses varikutora 100%nostro.
Shawn Munetsi · 2 years ago
It's democracy at play. The resolve to clearly declare that I have failed. The ability to perceive that all is not well. Somewhere in a teapot country an unpopular is forcing teachers to like him & threatening to beat them up if they do not support him. He refuses to let others take over claiming he is more popular than God. And to achieve this I won't go mantra he sends thugs to destroy property and maim his perceived opponents. He is an octogenarian and has over two dozen offspring born of different mother's. He is evil😪😪.
Ano Nymous · 2 years ago
Udzai Damb kuti ma sanctions mobvisa on 1 condition, zanu ikabva...

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