HARARE, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's economy is projectedto grow 8.9 percent next year if the political environmentremains stable and the government lives within its expendituretargets, the finance ministry said on Friday in a pre-budgetstatement.
Uncertainty over the date and conduct of elections duewithin the next year is casting a shadow over the economy givenZimbabwe's recent history of violent and disputed polls.
(Reporting by MacDonald Dzirutwe; Editing by Ed Cropley)
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Keywords: ZIMBABWE ECONOMY/