By Alois Vinga Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has claimed that the majority of Zimbabweans have entered the upper-middle-income bracket, even as most citizens continue to grapple with low wages and rising living costs. The World Bank classifies an upper middle-income economy as one with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita between US$4,046 and
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