By OLIVER SAMBOKOZAMBIA has reiterated its willingness to foster and deepen the strategic partnership with the IMF aimed at consolidating mutual cooperation with international lending institution.Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu said this when in-coming IMF Resident Representative for Zambia Ms. Preya Sharma paid a courtesy call on him at the Ministry of Finance offices yesterday.The appointment of Ms Sharma has come at a crucial time when the country is preparing to re-engage the IMF on the debt crisis.Dr Ng’andu stressed the need for enhanced collaboration in view of the current economic challenges that the country was going through.He assured Ms. Sharma of Government’s continued engagement with the Fund through enhanced cooperation given the excellent relations that exist between the IMF and Zambia that were established in 1965.And Ms Sharma also reiterated that as IMF Resident Representative for Zambia, her role will be to liaise with and providing policy advice to the Ministry of Finance, as well […]
Zambia pledges cooperation with IMF
