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Zimbabwe's economy to shrink by 4.5%, says finance minister

by Associated Press
| July 16, 2020 9:03 AM

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to shrink by 4.5% this year, the country’s finance minister said Thursday, although others say it will contract even more, as the effects of the coronavirus and a drought take a toll on the struggling southern African nation.

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