THE Kitwe Chamber of Commerce and Industry has described as excellent, news that Mopani Copper Mines PLC has started clearing the outstanding payments to contractors and suppliers. Chamber president Emmanuel Mbambiko says he can already begin to see the kwacha strengthening beginning this week due to the inflow of such funds into the economy. Further, Mbambiko says he anticipates the kwacha to come to around K18 per dollar before the end of 2024. Last week, Mopani Copper Mines PLC announced that it had started clearing the outstanding payments to contractors and suppliers following the inflow of funding from the mines’ new investor, International Resources Holding (IRH). Commenting on the development in an interview, Saturday, Mbambiko described IRH as a lethal...