Investor conference shelved

 Conferences Director Raya Hubbell

CONFUSION surrounding the possible date for holding the do or die polls expected to end the wobbly inclusive government has forced the United Kingdom-based Euromoney Conferences to shelve the third edition of the Zimbabwe Investor Conference.

The high profile conference, which is held in partnership with the Ministry of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion, was inaugurated in 2011 and was also held last year.

In the previous editions, the conference brought together potential investors from around the world to explore possible areas of investment and to understand the situation in the country first hand.

In an interview with The Business Connect from her London base, conference director Raya Hubbell said election results from the impending polls will play a big role in the date for the conference.

“… we are very much hoping to be there later this year. The elections have now been called and we will wait until after the results to decide upon a date.

“Rest assured we are still very committed to promoting Zimbabwe to the international investor. We will let you know when we have the date confirmed. Thanks for keeping a close eye on this,” she said.

At the beginning of the year, Hubbell had indicated that the Euromoney Conferences and some investors were looking forward to returning to Harare for the 2013 edition, but only after the Constitution-making process was solved. – Ends