Month: January 2023

THE IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR’S VISIT TO ZAMBIA:EXPECTATIONS FROM THE ZAMBIA TAX PLATFORM (ZTP)

In this week’s Monday opinion, we focus on the Zambia Tax Platform’s (ZTP’s) expectations from the IMF managing director’s visit to Zambia. On 16 June 2022, the International Monetary Fund’s…
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HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER: Zambia’s Growing China Debt Crisis.

In Zambia’s past , debt has been a milestone which has held the country back. In recent years, public debt is once again rising at a significant pace. The external…
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UNDERSTANDING GOVERNMENT’S PLANS FOR DOMESTIC RESOURCE MOBILIZATION IN 2023.

In this week’s Monday Opinion, we focus on understanding the plans that Government has for Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) for the fiscal year 2023. DRM is often discussed in the…
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CTPD’S EXPECTATIONS FOR 2023

The year 2022 was eventful but with uncertainties caused by the continuing Russia/Ukraine war, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global food and energy crisis, global inflation, and its corresponding policy…
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