PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has wondered why African countries are made to pay higher interests than Europeans when accessing financing. And President Hichilema says what his administration is doing for marketers through ensuring financing is what it did for free education and CDF, saying many doubted his government’s ability to deliver. Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Elias Mubanga has assured that government will continue with programs aimed at ensuring financing to marketers. On the other hand, Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission director general Dr Charles Mungule has called for enhanced financing towards the commission. Speaking, Thursday, when he officially launched the CEEC Marketeers Booster Loans targeting citizens across the country, President Hichilema said he had taken to the international community...

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