THE CSO Debt Alliance says while it recognises the efforts and challenges surrounding the debt restructuring process, it is concerned about the delay to finalise the deal – especially with private creditors. And Economics Association of Zambia Secretary General Gibson Masumbu says the many achievements which the country recorded last year were overshadowed by issues of increased cost of living, escalated inflation as well as the exchange rate. Speaking during a Symposium on 2023 Budget and Economic Performance Review, Friday, CSO Debt Alliance representative Peter Mumba said Zambians were already feeling the significant implications of the delayed debt restructuring process. “As the CSO Debt Alliance, we recognise the significant progress that government has made through the honourable minister in terms...