ECONOMIST Dr Lubinda Haabazoka says the country should expect above six per cent GDP growth if the energy crisis is contained. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently revised downwards its GDP growth projection for Zambia from 5.8 per cent to 5.2 per cent for 2025 and from 6.4 per cent to 5.6 per cent for 2026 in its latest World Economic Outlook. Last month, it predicted a GDP growth of 5.8 per cent for the country in its fifth World Economic Outlook. It noted that the country’s GDP would grow by 5.8 per cent in 2025 and move to 6.4 per cent in 2026. In an interview, Saturday, Dr Haabazoka said if the power projects that were being undertaken by...




