The United States embassy in Harare recommended that Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa’s wife Ruth Atipo Murerwa be added to the US financial sanctions list after the 2005 elections which the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front won with a two-thirds majority.
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A United States embassy official who was leaving the country said he did not expect any economic reform until President Robert Mugabe had retired, was dead or accepted a role as a figurehead president, “taking the Gonos and Murerwas with him”.
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Botswana’s Secretary for Foreign Affairs Samuel Otlule told United States embassy officials in Gaborone that Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai had no authority over the MDC national council and this was a weakness which had not helped in the negotiations for the formation of an inclusive government.
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The United States embassy said it was unfortunate that Herbert Murerwa, who had been acting Minister of Finance since the firing of Simba Makoni, was confirmed Finance Minister in the cabinet reshuffle of 2005 because though an academic he had never exhibited any initiative or creativity in his earlier stints as Finance Minister.
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United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Christopher Dell said the United States should not support the candidacy of Simba Makoni to head the African Development Bank because that would send the wrong signal about the importance of sound economic policies.
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Movement for Democratic Change secretary-general Tendai Biti was opposed to a government of national unity under any circumstances.
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Central bank governor Gideon Gono, claiming to be a messenger of President Robert Mugabe, pleaded with United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Christopher Dell for 90 minutes that Zimbabwe wanted better relations with the United States.
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Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa told United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Christopher Dell that the United States was exaggerating Zimbabwe’s democratic shortcomings and urged Washington to re-engage more with Harare.
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Namibia’s Foreign Minister Marco Hausiku told United States ambassador to Namibia Dennise Mathieu that his government was urging parties in Zimbabwe to share the Ministry of Home Affairs and that their government should be a true coalition.
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Central bank governor Gideon Gono said he was shocked by the International Monetary Fund’s analysis of Zimbabwe’s 2005 after the IMF team said inflation would exceed 200 percent and the budget deficit would be around 10.5 percent.
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