Mthuli Ncube
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 61 |
| Born | Zimbabwe |
| Office | Minister for Finance and Economic Development of Zimbabwe |
| Job | Teacher |
| Writer | |
| Economist | |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Inyathi High School | |
| Books | Global Economic Uncertainties and Exchange Rate Shocks: Transmission Channels to the South African Economy |
| Macroeconomic Challenges of Structural Transformation: Public Investment, Growth and Debt Sustainability in Sierra Leone | |
| Global Growth and Financial Spillovers and the South African Macro-economy | |
| Monetary Policy and the Economy in South Africa | |
| Quantitative Easing and Its Impact in the US, Japan, the UK and Europe | |
| Development dynamics | |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Presidents | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Position | Minister for Finance and Economic Development of Zimbabwe |
| Minister for Finance and Economic Development of Zimbabwe since 2018 | |
| Edited works | Infrastructure in Africa: Lessons... |
| Date of birth | January 1,1963 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 560346 |
Mthuli Ncube Life story
Mthuli Ncube, is the Finance Minister in the Zimbabwe cabinet appointed by president Emmerson Mnangagwa and past chief economist and Vice President of the African Development Bank. He holds a PhD in Mathematical Finance from Cambridge University.
Millions in Zimbabwe 'facing food crisis'
Poor harvests have left many in Need of humanitarian aid
More Than five million people in Zimbabwe - about a third of the population - Need food aid, with many coming close to starving, the UN says.
It has launched a $331m (£270m) appeal for aid as the country battles the effects of drought, a cyclone and an economic crisis.
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said many were "in crisis emergency Mode . . marching towards starvation".
Once a regional bread basket, Zimbabwe has suffered years of turmoil.
Recent harvests have been badly affected by drought and The Price of food has risen sharply. Low water levels have also hit the main hydro-electric plant at Kariba, triggering rolling power cuts across the country.
The country is also facing a financial crisis and has reintroduced the Zimbabwe dollar a decade after it was abandoned amidst rampant inflation.
Launching The Appeal on Tuesday, WFP head David Beasley said about 2. 5 million people were on the cusp of starvation.
"We are talking about people who truly are marching towards starvation if we are not here to help them," he said.
"We are facing a drought unlike any that we have seen in a long Time . "
The drought has reduced water levels at Kariba, cutting electricity generationZimbabwe 's problems were exacerbated when earlier this year.
The huge storm, which also hit parts of Malawi and Mozambique, affected 570,000 Zimbabweans and left tens of thousands of them homeless.
Last week, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said the government had been providing grain to 757,000 homes since January, in both rural and urban areas.
And on Tuesday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa , who took over from long-Time ruler Robert Mugabe in November 2017, declared the drought a national disaster.
The UN was already appealing for $294m for Zimbabwe but says it now needs more funding as the impact of the drought has Spread .
united nations, zimbabwe
Source of news: bbc.com
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