Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:48:08 +0000 By BUUMBA CHIMBULU GOVERNMENT should urgently make a firm decision on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) end all speculations around it as this is damaging the credit rating of the country, says economist Chibamba Kanyama. Mr. Kanyama emphasised the need for the Government and the newly appointed Minister of Fi- nance, Margarete Mwanakatwe, to make a firm decision about the fund as soon as possible. “If she can bring the IMF back to the table, which is very unlikely as things stand, inter- national investors will rate her highly. For me, a firm decision about the IMF programme must be made in the next few days so that we end all speculations around it as this is damaging the credit rating of the country, “Mr Mutati is now out of the Ministry of Finance; this happening when the IMF discussions are reaching a dead end owing to debt sustainability […]
