The new leader, in attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, told world leaders and investors Zim-bob-we is "open for business".
"Next month I will be able to make a proclamation of elections, so I believe that elections will not be in July, they will be earlier than July," he said.
Mnangagwa, 75, became Zim-bob-we's president in November after the military ousted Bob
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, 93, who ruled for 37 years.
The vote will be Mnangagwa's first test of legitimacy since assuming the role. He promised to respect the results of the election.
"We want to have free, fair, credible elections, free of violence," he said, adding international election observers would be welcome.