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Trade between the UK and Zimbabwe was 244m USD last financial year
UK sanctions are asset freezes and travel bans on 5 Zimbabwean individuals for corruption & rights abuses. They don’t stop trade.
#ItsNotSanctions
Trade between the UK and Zimbabwe was 244m USD last financial year
UK sanctions are asset freezes and travel bans on 5 Zimbabwean individuals for corruption & rights abuses. They don’t stop trade.
#ItsNotSanctions
Let’s get this straight: the UK imposed asset freezes and a UK travel ban earlier this year on 5 individuals for corruption and serious human rights abuses.
The UK has no economic sanctions on Zimbabwe #itsnotsanctions
The UK has no economic sanctions on Zimbabwe #itsnotsanctions
The facts: trade between the UK and Zimbabwe was 244m USD last FY, with Zim exports to the UK reaching 55m USD.
The UK and Zimbabwe have a bilateral trade deal which gives Zimbabwe duty & quota-free access to UK markets.
#itsnotsanctions #youcanbuyZimbabweanblueberriesintheUK
The UK and Zimbabwe have a bilateral trade deal which gives Zimbabwe duty & quota-free access to UK markets.
#itsnotsanctions #youcanbuyZimbabweanblueberriesintheUK
The Zimbabwe Sanctions program only target those who engage in corruption, violate human rights, and undermine democratic processes. They are not intended to be permanent. We use sanctions to encourage sanctioned individuals to cease their malign activities. 
Sanctions do not hamstring Zimbabwe’s economic prospects. Corruption, economic mismanagement, undermining democratic institutions, and violating human rights damage Zimbabwe’s international reputation. #ItsNotSanctions
In a country of over 15 million people, U.S. companies are free to do business with the overwhelming majority of Zimbabweans, from your large, multinational companies to your small, innovative start-ups launched by your entrepreneurs. #ZimBizOpps
The Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act (ZDERA) of 2018 outlines the steps Zimbabwe needs to take to gain the support of the United States Government for new lending through international financial institutions. #ItsNotSanctions
The key conditions the United States requires Zimbabwe to satisfy remain the same: 1) the restoration of the rule of law; 2) free and fair elections; 3) equitable, legal, and transparent land reform; and 4) civilian control of the military. #ItsNotSanctions
If Zimbabwe fully align its laws to the 2013 Constitution and followed through on President Mnangagwa’s own promises of reform, it would meet these requirements. bit.ly/3oiont9
