Discussions aimed at finding a solution towards a process of restructuring Zambia’s debt have protracted due to the intricate nature of the country’s creditors. The complexity of the creditor composition…
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Zambia’s debt crisis has been widely publicized since it became the first African country to default on its debt payments during the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic worsened the country’s pre-existing…
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We talk about value chains and the makeup of the economy in this Monday Opinion. We address a few industries and areas that urgently need government attention, as well as…
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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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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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In this week’s Monday opinion, we introduce the focus on the footprints of the IMF programme on the 2023 National Budget. The IMF is briefly discussed in this article, along…
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IN LAST week’s opinion piece, I introduced the Bank of Zambia (BOZ) Targeted Medium Term Refinancing Facility (TMTRF) which was instituted to provide funds to targeted sectors which include Agriculture,…
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In the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic gravitated to many countries in the globe and sent several economies into sporadic lockdowns. For Zambia, the pandemic exacerbated existing economic…
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In this week’s Monday Opinion, we focus on social protection and the non-contributory schemes that provide a safety net for the poor and vulnerable in Zambia. The Ministry of Community…
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In last week’s Monday Opinion, we relied on the fiscal performance for the first two months of the New Dawn Government’s maiden National Budget to situate what has been done…
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