National Trade Policy Document 2012 - tralac – trade law centre

The country’s trade policy has also been guided over the years
by bilateral, regional, and multilateral trading arrangements that
the country is signatory to, which include SADC, COMESA,
the ACP-EU Partnership Agreements, and the World Trade
Organisation.
In this context, it is important for the country to have a
comprehensive, stand-alone National Trade Policy that specifies
policy measures and strategies that will enable trade to be the
engine for sustainable economic growth and development of
Zimbabwe. Thus, the National Trade Policy has been crafted to
leverage the Industrial Development Policy (2012-2016), taking
into account the existing rules, regulations, agreements, and
treaties. The policy will be the guiding document towards any
future agreements between Zimbabwe and her trading partners
to ensure effective participation in the changing regional and
global trading environment, as well as to enhance the country’s
dynamism therein.
1.5 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
The mandate of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce broadly
covers industrial and trade policy issues. The Ministry’s role and
competencies on trade are complemented by those of various
statutory entities, including line Ministries and Departments. In
this case, the reality of Zimbabwe’s trade policy regime cannot
be properly appreciated and effectively implemented unless
the various trade-related policies within various Government
Ministries and Departments are harmonised in a single trade
policy framework.
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