Zimbabwe: Informality Limits Export Opportunities for Msmes

A lot of micro-small to medium scale (MSMEs) businesses are unable to tap into the export opportunities and financing from banks due to failure to register and formalise their operations.

This emerged during a two-day export capacity building training workshop for SMEs in Bulawayo, which was hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development.

While the country has a vibrant SMEs base with…