ECONOMIST Noel Nkoma says government’s projection of 6.6 percent GDP growth in 2025 is very much attainable. During the budget presentation last Friday, Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane said government had set out to attain a real GDP growth rate of 6.6 % and reduce inflation to 6-8% in 2025. “Madam, to build economic resilience and improve the livelihoods of our people, government has set the following macroeconomic objectives for 2025: a) Attain a real GDP growth rate of 6.6 percent; b) Reduce inflation to the 6-8 percent target band in the medium-term; c) Maintain international reserves above 3.0 months of import cover; d) Increase domestic revenue to at least 21.3 percent of GDP; e) Reduce the...

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