Zimbabwe’s long-term retail and industrial revitalisation will not be secured by trade expansion alone. Durable recovery depends on deepening domestic value creation, transforming raw materials into higher-value consumer and industrial goods through integrated production ecosystems. In development economics, retail strength is not an isolated phenomenon; it is the downstream reflection of industrial depth, productivity, and […] The post Rebuilding Zimbabwe’s Retail and Industrial Base: Why Value Chains Matter More Than Trade appeared first on The Zimbabwe Mail.