ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa says debt restructuring was an important precondition to unlocking Zambia’s economy, but the country now needs a marshall plan in order to solve its current challenges. Meanwhile, Pricewater Coopers (PwC) Country Senior Partner, Andrew Chibuye says the expectation that because there is progress with debt restructuring, the economy will be fixed is not realistic. Speaking on Radio Phoenix “Let the People Talk” programme, Friday, Prof Saasa said there was a need to manage citizens’ expectations of what debt restructuring meant. “We have to be a little bit careful as to what happens after the [debt] restructuring because there are a lot of things. Many people would expect us in the banking sector to lower the interest...

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