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Former finance minister, Tendai Biti has lost out to former US secretary of State, Hillary Clinton who was voted the winner of the Chatham House Prize 2013.
Biti had been nominated for stabilising and de-politicising the Zimbabwean economy and being instrumental in the re-engagement of Zimbabwe with the international community.
Biti has developed a reputation within the government of national unity for engaging constructively with all parties while driving a hard bargain on economic reform. He ended the period of hyper-inflation that had crippled the country, and his budget for 2013 has been praised for assisting the poor and empowering young people and women.
Biti has been instrumental in the re-engagement of Zimbabwe with the international community. In recognition of this and his economic policies, in 2009 the executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved the provision of technical assistance to the country, and in 2010 he negotiated the restoration of Zimbabwe’s voting rights and access to resources.
The annual Chatham House Prize is awarded to the statesperson who is deemed by Chatham House members to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations in the previous year.
The selection process draws on the expertise of Chatham House’s research teams and three presidents, who nominate candidates. Members are then invited to vote for the winner in a ballot.
COMMENTS
Déjà vu,
Tsvangarai lost out on the Nobel Peace prize to Obama(what a joke that was) and now Biti loses out to Hilary Clinton.LOL what a mess this sick world is in.
Farewell Tendai Biti… we will miss your far-sighted and robust guidance of our economy. Instead we have Chinamasa, who will certainly bend over backwards to do whatever Bob says, regardless of the national economic costs.
Farewell, Tendai Biti. Go and cry on Gideon Gono’s shoulder and eat the remaining money you stole with him.
TOP NOTCH, TENDAI!
Quite interesting we always lose prizes to Americans
well done Comrade Biti, you worked hard to stabilize the economy not taking any side. WE WILL MISS U BIG TIME
Well done Biti! Just imagine if MT had managed to restrain the President’s office as you managed to restrain and tame the Reserve Bank…All the previous MOFs, Makoni, Murerwa, Mbengegwi etc…had tried, failed and had bowed out or been pushed out. Your future is bright if you can take the high road.