20100924 reuters
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti said the economy will grow by 8.1 percent this year, up from a revised projection of 5.4 percent due to a revival in the agriculture sector, state media reported on Friday.
"I am pleased to advise a major rebound in the second half of the year. Growth projections for December 2010 would be 8.1 percent because of a serious rebound in agriculture," Biti was quoted as saying by the state-owned Herald newspaper.
Biti initially projected that the economy would grow by 7.7 percent this year before reviewing downwards the figure to 5.4 percent in July, saying the economy was fragile.
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