FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the Ministry is satisfied with how the economy is performing. And Dr Musokotwane has stressed that the debt restructuring process has been tough. Speaking at a press briefing, Friday, Dr Musokotwane said government, IMF and the World Bank were hopeful that the country’s growth in 2026 would be much higher. “As the Ministry of Finance and National Planning, we are very satisfied with the way things are performing in the economy, very, very satisfied indeed. We are satisfied because we had a tough year, 2025, arising from the very severe drought that we experienced. Short of electricity, short of foodstuffs, in spite of all that, we still achieved positive growth, and...
