Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:25:01 +0000 President Michael Sata, has expressed profound gratitude to the international investor community for the massive and overwhelming support for Zambia’s first sovereign bond. President Sata is delighted at the confidence placed inZambiaby financial houses inAmerica, Europe andAsiaresulting in the bond realisation of US$750 million, far beyond the US$500 million which was originally envisaged. The Head of State wishes to heartily congratulate the Zambian team for the superb accomplishment. The team led by finance deputy minister Hon. Miles Sampa included among others Ministry of Finance permanent secretary for economic management Mr. Felix Nkulukusa and Bank of Zambia (BoZ) deputy governor operations Dr. Bwalya Ng’andu. The President has highly commended the team’s unique sense of duty and commitment stating that they went on road show to sell the bond and were thoroughly prepared for the task. “The achievement of the first bond being oversubscribed establishesZambiaas a very credible investment destination and […]
