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Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa grants Ming Chang tax exemption despite troubled record

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. © Shaun Jusa/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Amid rising tensions over Chinese mining practices in Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted the large Chinese gold import-export company Ming Chang a long tax exemption. [...]

Published on 17/08/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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