• The basis of the export tracking framework is to make sure that all export earnings come into Zambian banks.• Unofficial recordings of exports from Zambia, is roughly about US$30 million per day.• The country will be able to raise…
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Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has advised the Minister of Finance Margret Mwanakatwe to consider selling toxic assets owned by Government in all mining companies as a way to redeem Eurobonds and high-interest Chinese loans. Commenting on the 2019 national…
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The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) has encouraged the Zambian Government to focus on attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), attracting China to import from the country, and to a much lesser extent, accessing grants, concessional loans and…
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Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says government has defined a Eurobond redemption strategy that will establish an optimal plan for redeeming Zambia’s bonds. Zambia has to date issued three Eurobonds amounting to US$750 million in 2012, US$1 billion in 2014 which…
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The Zambian Youths in the fight against Corruption (ZYAFAC) notes with concern that the negative sentiments around important economic matters which are largely speculative have the potency to inflict injury on the economy arising from a reduction in the flow…
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Government has maintained that Chinese Loans stand at US$2.81 billion which is 30 percent of the total Zambia’s external debt. And government has disclosed that it has so far deposited around US$10 million into the sinking fund. Ministry of Finance…
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A team of consisting of the Ministry of finance and the Bank of Zambia has been constituted to develop a framework for the operationalisation of the Sinking Fund. Then Finance Minister Felix Mutati said government was determined to set up…
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Green Party President Peter Sinkamba doubts that the Turkish Eurobond bailout is not likely to take-off due to deteriorating trade war between Turkey and the United States. And the Green Party Leader says the Zambian Government should just as well…
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The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) has advised the government through the Ministry of Finance and State House to give further guidance and details regarding the proposed refinancing of the US$750 million Eurobond. ZIPAR Research Fellow Ceaser…
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The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has urged government to pursue the US$750 million Eurobond refinancing agenda with great caution and avoid projecting desperation if the country is to find sustainable solutions that will help Zambia navigate through…
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