FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government is close to handing over KCM and Mopani Copper Mines to investors, adding that for Mopani, it will be within the next five to eight weeks. And Dr Musokotwane says people who keep buying dollars thinking that the Kwacha will one day reach K100 per dollar should be careful as the local currency is about to make a counterattack. Speaking during the official opening of the Indo Zambia Bank Longacres branch, Tuesday, Dr Musokotwane said the foreign exchange rate had proved to be a challenge to government in 2023. “The challenge we have faced this [past] year is that of the foreign exchange rate. The foreign exchange rate in 2023...

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