ED should thank us: Polad

Source: ED should thank us: Polad –Newsday Zimbabwe

President Emmerson Mnangagwa

PRINCIPALS under the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) have claimed that they rescued the country from total economic collapse after President Emmerson Mnangagwa, after the finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe implemented recommendations made by the platform.

Polad members said after the 2018 elections, the country was heading for an economic mess and the grouping proposed a cocktail of measures to rescue Mnangagwa out of the quagmire.

“The economic summit unearthed real issues that were affecting our economy from stakeholders and the market. The market and stakeholders came up with their recommendations and we compiled a report and handed it to Mnangagwa for his consideration and we are glad the report was implemented,” he said.

Chikohora said Polad’s Currency Indaba held in 2022 also helped stabilise the currency.

“One of the major issues raised was the government’s contracts. We realised that contractors were pushing inflation and the government revisited its agreements and inflation started to slow down. Even the issues of gold coins and interest rates were also our idea,” Chikohora said.

Another Polad member, Welcome Shumba said the grouping also helped the government by strongly advocating against sanctions.

“We are part of the people who took part in the protests against sanctions and our common position is that sanctions must go and we have been lobbying for that,” he said.

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