Amanda Hilligas Director of Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub , Trade Competitiveness Project outlined that Zimbabwe has the potential to benefit from four areas of focus , Trade and investing enabling environment, Private sector competitiveness , modern energy , and transport services . She has to meet the AGOA eligibility criteria which she can’t meet at the present moment .
” Zimbabwe has to first establish the rule of law and political pluralism m make great efforts to combat corruption ., protect human and worker’s rights, an elimination of certain child labour practices and strive to a market based economy ,” said Hilligas.
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Zimbabwe which has of late turned to the Look East policy is also loosing out much as it has also to eliminate barriers to US trade and investment . Mugabe has often led vitriolitic attacks against the West particularly the United States and Britain .