President’s Davos trip a resounding success
Mako Jerera
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s participation at this year’s World Economic Forum Annual meetings in Davos Switzerland between May 24-26, 2022, has been hailed as a resounding success.
In a post Cabinet media briefing yesterday, Acting Minister of Information , Publicity and Broadcasting Services Jenfan Muswere said that President Mnangagwa’s presence at the meetings boosted the county’s engagement and reengagement drive and amplified the country’s “Open for business” mantra.
“Cabinet would like to highlight that His Excellency the President’s presence and active participation in various high-level events at the Forum, as well as the calibre of private and public sector leaders the President was able to interact with, significantly boosted Zimbabwe’s engagement and re-engagement drive and helped in conveying an accurate picture of developments in Zimbabwe,” said Minister Muswere.
President Mnangagwa was one of the four African heads of state who joined the world political and business elite class in Davos for the 2022 annual meetings which ran until 26 May.
Other African leaders present were Presidents Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi, Haige Geingob of Namibia and Paul Kagame of Rwanda. This year’s theme wwas”History at a Turning Point: Government Policies and Business Strategies”.
The first in person Davos meeting since the Covid-19 broke three years ago had 200 sessions which were attended by more than 2500 delegates.
The President participated in various events, including a private engagement with the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, Professor Klaus Schwab, two breakfast interactive session with world leaders, business executives and civil society, two closed-session “informal gatherings of world economic leaders” (IGWEL), a strategy session on Africa’s economic outlook, and a workshop focused on attracting new investment and services markets in Africa.
At the summit, President Mnangagwa co-chaired two sessions and was also given the honour of delivering the opening remarks in a third session. The President emphasised that developing countries should place more emphasis on science and technology education to better prepare the young generation for opportunities in the digital economy.
“The future of business, of development, wealth creation, now depends on the digital economy,” he said.
In keeping with his tradition, the President undertook a trip to Zurich where he interacted and interfaces with the Zimbabwean Diaspora community resident in Switzerland. At the event, he updated them of economic opportunities back home and he fielded questions from the participants.
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