All is not set for Zimbabwe’s top government officials as they look forward to attending a high-level conference in the United Kingdom to discuss the country’s investment opportunities.

Africa Confidential, a continental focused information group, is organising the event scheduled for July. The conference is to be held under the theme: “Zimbabwe 2016: Rebooting and Rebuilding”.

The country is on the brink of finalising an historic deal which will end a decade and half of sanctions

“This year marks a turning point for Zimbabwe’s economy and its people,” the group said. “The country is on the brink of finalising an historic deal which will end a decade and half of sanctions and unlock substantial new funds for economic growth and development” said Africa Confidential in a statement.

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya, Finance and Economic Development minister Patrick Chinamasa, Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion minister Obert Mpofu and Industry and Commerce minister Mike Bimha are part of the delegation.

Before the London meeting, the southern African country will get another opportunity to showcase its business opportunities to regional and international entities as Zimbabwe hosts the African Capacity Building Foundation’s 25th anniversary celebrations in May.

At least 500 delegates from African countries, Europe and the United States are expected to attend the celebrations, a development that will also come as an added advantage for the tourism sector.

Chinamasa said the country stood to benefit from hosting both the anniversary celebrations and the London conference. “It’s going to be an important event,” he said.

“The participants (at the Africa Confidential conference) are usually us as governors, non-governors from the African countries. We are also expecting representatives from the multilateral, bilateral and technical partners as well as attendance from embassies and resource persons.”

Zimbabwe is desperate for new lending from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank and has literally bent over backwards in an effort to please those institutions in the hope of earning new credit lines.

Chinamasa says the country will work feverishly to come up with a new financing programme.

The southern African country came up with an ambitious plan to pay back up to $1.8 billion to the IMF, World Bank and the African Development Bank and so far those institutions seem pleased with Zimbabwe’s commitment.