By NATION REPORTERGOVERNMENT will focus on dismantling the huge debt burden to deliver development, President Hakainde Hichilema has said.President Hichilema said the huge debt burden the country was faced with was taking away resources meant for development.He however said his administration was determined to dismantle the debt.The Head of State this at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington DC yesterday.“We inherited a huge debt and its taking away resources meant for development. So our focus will be on dismantling the debt,” he saidAnd President Hichilema said the developed countries should help Third World countries deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.He said failure to do so would lead to Third World countries becoming hosts to new strains of the coronavirus.The President has since encouraged the developed world to help developing countries vaccinate their people against the virus.President Hichilema called for concerted and enhanced global efforts towards promoting investments particularly in local manufacturing capacity and technology […]
TACKLING HUGE DEBT IS PRIORITY, SAYS HH
