Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba says Zambia’s stable political environment has contributed to the country’s economic growth through attracting investments from many sectors.He said it cannot be argued that a stable political environment such as the one in...
Finance Minister Felix Mutati says the Zambian government is proceeding with a home grown economic recovery programme and that everyone including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will have to fit into it.
And IMF Resident Coordinator Alfredo Baldini has urged...
President Edgar Lungu has announced a raft of austerity measures aimed at fiscal consolidation in line with measures suggested by the International Monetary Fund during its recent staff visit.
President Lungu has also revealed that a decision on whether Zambia...
The International Monetary Fund has observed that the Zambian economy is under stress because of low copper prices and a severe electricity shortage that are straining economic activity.
This is according to a statement issued shortly after the IMF team...
A team from the International Monetary Fund will arrive in Zambia on Wednesday to discuss “challenges” facing Zambia, buffeted by the kwacha’s record slump as a drought, electricity shortage and falling copper revenue weigh on government finances.
The IMF staff...
By Nchinde Mampuulwa
The much-demonized Bulk Supply Agreement (BSA) between ZESCO Limited and Copperbelt Energy Corporation came to a-not-so-surprising end on the last day of...
Mopani Mines has accused Kitwe City Council of increasing rates by 600% outside the binding agreement.
On Wednesday, Kitwe City Council bailiffs pounced on Mopani...
Opposition New Hope Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) Youths Yesterday launched the Operation KU SEKWILA 2021.
Speaking yesterday at the MMD Secretariat, MMD Vice Youth...
