DR Situmbeko Musokotwane has scooped the Minister of Finance of the Year award at the 20th edition of the African Banker Awards held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. In his acceptance speech, Dr Musokotwane said he accepted the recognition not in his personal capacity alone but as a servant of the people of Zambia. “I accept the recognition not in my personal capacity alone, but as a servant of the Republic of Zambia, and on behalf of the resilient and industrious people of our nation, to whom this award is most respectfully dedicated. In recent years, Zambia has undertaken a difficult but necessary journey of economic reform, aimed at restoring macroeconomic stability, rebuilding confidence, restructuring debt obligations, strengthening public finances,...