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Headline: Building Bridges: TECa Explores New Frontiers at the Zimbabwe–India Business Forum!🇿🇼🤝🇮🇳

Last Friday, The Eastern Caucus (TECa) was on the ground at the ZNCC Zimbabwe–India Business Forum in Harare. R, we joined captains of industry and a high-level Indian delegation to move beyond talk and get straight into "Deal Flow."

For our members in the Eastern region, the message was clear: Zimbabwe is no longer just a market for finished goods—we are a hub for co-production and value addition.

What does this mean for our local businesses?

The A++ Advantage: Our Indian partners are offering an approach based on **Affordability, Adaptability, and Access**—perfectly suited for our growing MSMEs.

Agriculture & Energy: From solar-powered irrigation to 250MW of new energy projects, there is a massive appetite for technical and financial partnerships.

Innovation Transfer: Opportunities in healthcare, ICT, and "cold-chain" storage to help our farmers reduce waste and increase profits.

The takeaway? We aren’t just looking for investors; we are looking for global development partners who want to build industries with us.

As we continue to represent the interests of the Eastern Caucus, we are excited to help our members unlock these new economic corridors. Let’s turn these strategic alignments into shared prosperity!

2025 Behind the Lens

The Zimbabwe Economic Competitiveness Conference

What an incredible day of high-level dialogue at the "The Zimbabwe Economic Competitiveness Conference ," hosted by The Eastern Caucasus (TECa) on November 12, 2025!

Our goal was clear: to unite thought leaders, policymakers, and industry experts to forge a clear roadmap for Unleashing Zimbabwe into a Prosperous and Empowered Upper Middle-Income Economy by 2030.

We extend our sincere gratitude to:

Hon. Mangaliso Ndhlovu (M.P.), Minister of Industry and Commerce, for the Official Opening, setting the national direction represented by Mrs Netai Loice Magade, Director- Commerce and Affairs in the Minister of Industry and Commerce.

Sujeev Shakya, Founder & CEO of Beed Management, for sharing invaluable "Stories from the South" (Rwanda, India, Nepal) on economic transformation.

Dr. Elisha Mavodyo (University of Zimbabwe) and Itai Zimunya (TECa Senior Economist) for providing the crucial national context and analysis.

The consensus is clear: achieving a competitive, $86bn economy requires strategic focus on investment mobilization, formalization of the informal sector, and robust risk management.

A special thank you to all the delegates for their active participation in the Plenary Discussion! The insights generated will directly inform policy recommendations.