GOVERNMENT has commenced discussions with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission on a successor programme under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). Government says the programme seeks to build on restored macroeconomic stability while accelerating investment, exports, diversification and job creation. Meanwhile, IMF Mission Chief Edward Gemayel says the successor programme will help preserve macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability in Zambia. In a statement, Wednesday, Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane was quoted as saying the new ECF programme would build on past stability, with a focus on inclusive growth and private-sector-led, export-oriented expansion. “The government of the Republic of Zambia has commenced discussions with an International Monetary Fund mission on a successor programme under the Extended Credit Facility,...