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News Zambia » Lusaka » Finance: Zambia aims to lift economic growth to 7% over next three years

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/zambia-aims-to-lift-economic-growth-to-7-over-next-three-years/ar-AA2d6kOg

Published on: Sunday 27 September 2026

LUSAKA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Zambia aims to lift economic growth to an average of 7% over the next three years, building on progress in restructuring its external debt, its finance ministry said. • The ...

News Zambia » Lusaka » Finance: Zambia secures IMF staff-level backing for new $1.5 billion programme

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/zambia-secures-imf-staff-level-backing-for-new-1-5-billion-programme/ar-AA2dUkYF

Published on: Friday 09 October 2026

LUSAKA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Zambia on a new Extended Credit Facility worth about $1.5 billion. An IMF ...

News Zambia » Lusaka » Finance: Zambia's finance minister says tax reforms needed to cut debt

News channel or source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/zambias-finance-minister-says-tax-142236510.html

Published on: Thursday 02 May 2019

LUSAKA, May 3 (Reuters) - Zambia will pay off all outstanding legitimate VAT refunds, but plans to press ahead with a new non-refundable sales tax despite criticism from some businesses as it strives ...

News Zambia » Lusaka » Finance: Zambia cancels US$1.6 billion Chinese loans and halts infrastructure projects in move to avoid debt crisis

News channel or source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/zambia-cancels-us-1-6-093000038.html

Published on: Sunday 31 July 2022

Zambia has cancelled US$1.6 billion in agreed upon but not-disbursed Chinese loans, mostly from China Exim Bank and the Industrial Commercial Bank of China, to help manage its debt woes. It is a ...

News Zambia » Lusaka » Finance: IMF mission visits Zambia for talks on new loan programme

News channel or source: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/imf-mission-visits-zambia-for-talks-on-new-loan-programme-ce785ad2dd80f123

Published on: Thursday 01 October 2026

LUSAKA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Zambia said on Friday that an International Monetary Fund mission was visiting for talks on a new support programme, which it hopes will help lift economic growth and ...

News Zambia » Lusaka » Finance: Zambia's 2022 budget deficit seen at 9.8% of GDP -finance minister

News channel or source: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/zambias-2022-budget-deficit-seen-at-9.8-of-gdp-finance-minister

Published on: Thursday 29 September 2022

Zambia's budget deficit is projected at 9.8% of GDP this year and not more than 7.7% in 2023, finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said on Friday, as he presented the southern African nation's 2023 ...

News Zambia » Lusaka » Finance: Zambia's finance minister says new mining taxes will not hit operations

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/europe/zambias-finance-minister-says-new-mining-taxes-will-not-hit-operations-idUSL8N1WX65Y/

Published on: Wednesday 17 October 2018

LUSAKA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Mining companies operating in Zambia will still meet their operational costs even after the government imposes higher taxes in Africa's No.2 copper producer, its finance ...

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