Tue, 04 Apr 2017 11:04:03 +0000 By ANDREW MUKOMA FINANCE Minister Felix Mutati has implored players in the financial sector to do more and contribute to the country’s economic development. Mr. Mutation said that the financial sector had the potential to play a key role and contributed the country’s GDP. Speaking at the official opening of the Zambia Capital Market Indaba organized by the Securities and Exchange Commission (CEC) in Livingstone on Monday, Mr. Mutati said that government has taken reforms to grow the economy. He said that government was aware that over the years, there were only 22 listed companies on the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE), which was far below its expectations. “Sectors such as pension have remained at the peripheral in terms of developing markets. We need to get our capital market deepened, innovation and become a major source of financing for economic activity beyond the traditional and usual short-term products obtaining […]
Mutati implores financial sector to help grow the economy
