Conferences and summits: European Union – Zimbabwe Business Forum 2025

The EU Delegation to Zimbabwe, in partnership with EU Member States, is organising the first European Union - Zimbabwe Business Forum, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Investment & Development Agency, ZimTrade and the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday 20 May 2025, 08:00 - Thursday 22 May 2025, 17:00 (CAT)

Location: Harare

Languages: English

Description

The business forum will bring together:

• Private Sector: EU businesses in the EU and in the Region, EU and Zimbabwean businesses in Zimbabwe, private sector business support organisations (e.g. chambers of commerce)
• Government Ministries and Agencies, Development Partners: both political and administrative decision makers e.g. Ministry of Finance and Investment Promotion, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, ZIDA, ZimTrade; EU MS
• Financial Institutions: European Development Financial Institutions; Zimbabwean Banks

Forum Schedule

The forum will run for three days structured as follows:

• Day 1: Main conference and sector-specific breakaway sessions + EU companies exhibitions
• Day 2: Sector specific breakaway sessions, Business-to-Business and Business-to-Government meetings and a networking reception with policy-makers, business regulators, sector representatives. The day will also feature an exhibition of EU companies.
• Day 3: Field visits to potential partners and investment locations.

Objectives

The EU-Zimbabwe Business Forum is designed to:

• Promote EU foreign direct investment in Zimbabwe across key identified sectors, within the framework of the Global Gateway. The EU offers a multi-sector range of financial guarantees to de-risk investments, thus supporting private European investors to explore opportunities in challenging markets particularly in Africa and the EU Neighbourhood.
• Diversify and boost trade between Zimbabwe and the EU, and maximise the benefits of the existing EU-Zimbabwe Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
• Provide a platform for private-public dialogue to further improve the business environment (e.g. regulatory framework).

Target Sectors

The target sectors for the Business Forum are:

• Horticulture and agro-processing
• Renewable energy
• Mining value chain

Cross-cutting topics include financial services, transport & logistics and technical & vocational training.

Contact Information

European Union Delegation to Zimbabwe

Email address: DELEGATION-ZIMBABWE-PRIVATE-SECTOR-AND-TRADE@eeas.europa.eu