Hon Prof. Mthuli Ncube Minister of Finance and Economic Development: Zimbabwe PROFESSOR Mthuli NCUBE, a Zimbabwean, is a financial, economics, investment, and public policy expert with vast experience in both the private and public sectors. He was Professor of Public Policy at Oxford University, Professor of Finance and Dean at the Witwatersrand University as well as Lecturer at London School of Economics. Prof Ncube served as Vice President and Chief Economist of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) where he led the strategic thinking within the bank on economic development issues for the entire African continent. He led and guided the development of the Bank’ 10 term Strategy (2013-2022) and was a member of the senior management team at AfDB. He has extensive experience in the private sector as an investment banker and fund manager. He holds a PhD in Economics from Cambridge University, UK and has published numerous books and articles. Currently, he is the Minister of Finance and Economic Development in Zimbabwe.

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