CORE BUSINESS

PERFORMANCE TARGETS/ ACTIVITY

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

EXPECTED OUTCOME

BUDGET

Z$

TIME FRAME

RESPONSIBILITY

1. Implementing National Development Plans and Programmes.

1.1 Review and update Nation's Vision 2020, to bring about a paradigm shift in the management of the economy.

Ten provincial consultative review workshops

One national review workshop

Cabinet review

Provincial inputs into the Vision

Updated Draft Vision

Vision approval

1.5 billion

0.5 billion

June 2005-December 2005

Ministry of Economic Development

All line Ministries

1.2 Formulate, coordinate and monitor the National Development Plan.

Monthly meetings with line ministries

Participation in all economic for a

10 on-the-sport visits of development projects

Inputs into policy frameworks

First hand information on project implementation

250 million

July 2005-January 2006

Ministry of Economic Development

All line Ministries

•  Coordinate the systematic implementation of Macro-Economic Policy Framework 2005-2006.

Hold monthly meetings with all policy implementers

Policy implementation status

100 million

July 2005 - December 2006

Ministry of Economic Development

Ministry of Agriculture

Department of State for Special Affairs Responsible for Lands and

Resettlement Programme

1. Implementing National Development Plans and Programmes.

•  Co-ordinate the development of comprehensive strategies to enhance land utilisation, productivity and appropriate land use on the basis of natural regions.

Hold meetings with stakeholders fortnightly

Inputs into strategies

50 million

December 2005

Ministry of Economic Development

Ministry of

Finance

All line Ministries

2. Macro-Economic Analysis

2.1 Undertake short, medium, and long-term economic projections to guide economic policy strategies.

Weekly forecasts on inflation, exchange rates, interest rates

Appropriate economic policy measures

30 million

Ongoing

Ministry of Economic Development

Ministry of Finance

Office of the President & Cabinet

2.2 Co-ordinate strategies for enhancing value addition in all sectors of the economy.

Monthly meetings with stakeholders

Six factory visits

Participation in value addition workshops

Crafted strategies

Information availability

Policy inputs

250 million

June-December 2005

Ministry of Economic Development

2.3 Co-ordinate strategies for enhancing value addition in all sectors of the economy.

Monthly meetings with stakeholders

Six factory visits

Participation in value addition workshops

Crafted strategies

Information availability

Policy inputs

250 million

June-December 2005

Ministry of Economic Development

•  Collect and analyse statistics and other relevant data required for economic planning purposes such as:

2.4.1 National Accounts (Gross Domestic Product, Savings and Investment, and Consumption)

Monthly meetings with stakeholders

Six factory visits

Participation in value addition workshops

Crafted strategies

Information availability

Policy inputs

250 million

June-December 2005

Ministry of Economic Development

2. Macro- Economic Analysis

2.4.2 Balance of Payments and external debt

2.4.3 Money Supply, Interest Rates and inflation

2.4.4 Government and Public Finance (Revenue Expenditure, Budget Deficit and Public Debt)

Monthly meetings with stakeholders

Six factory visits

Participation in value addition workshops

Crafted strategies

Information availability

Policy inputs

250 million

June-December 2005

Ministry of Economic Development

2.4.5 Social Sector Indicators (Health, Education, Unemployment, Poverty Datum Line, etc).

Monthly meetings with stakeholders

Six factory visits

Participation in value addition workshops

Information availability

Policy inputs

250 million

June-December 2005

Ministry of Economic Development

2. Macro- Economic Analysis

•  Co-ordinate the development of strategies to promote alternative sources of energy such as biogas and additional power generation.

Monthly meetings with stakeholders

4 site visits

Alternative energy sources strategy proposals

300 million

June-December 2005

Ministry of Economic Development

Public Service Commission

Ministry of Finance

2.6 Co-ordinate the development of the Urban Transport Policy including rural areas.

2 stakeholders meetings

Initial draft policy report

200 million

June-December 2005

Ministry of Economic Development

Ministry of Transport and Communications

Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development

Ministry of Finance

3. Research topics short term

3.1 Establish linkages with Universities, Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ), ZEPARU, RBZ, Research Councils etc with a view to conducting short term research into:

3.2 Investment policies and guidelines to revise the positive and negative lists, as a way of attracting investment.

3.3 Incentives for both import substitution and value addition

3.4 Role of EPZA and ZIC in the current economic environment.

Carry out 2 research projects

Basis for policy formulation

500 million

June-December 2005

Ministry of Economic Development

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