FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says having NAPSA lend out money to a foreign company is good for the economy. In an interview, Tuesday, Dr Musokotwane said it was utter ignorance for people to ask why NAPSA is lending out money to a foreign consortium for construction of the Lusaka – Ndola dual carriageway. “There’s nothing absolutely new here, absolutely nothing. This is something that happens all the time, but it is good that it is so because it is what sustains the financial industry. So, if we say for MTN to borrow money outside, it must go where? It must go to South Africa. So who is going to be the beneficiary? South African banks. So...

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