FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says there are no more discussions left between government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concerning the bailout package. And Dr Musokotwane says inflation in Zambia is measured in an exact manner as everywhere else in the world. Addressing the media, Tuesday, Dr Musokotwane said all what was awaiting the country was debt restructuring, then immediately it would be the IMF programme. “Debt restructuring is the gateway to get into an IMF programme. The IMF says ‘yes we can give you a programme, but we need an assurance that the debt is sustainable, so discuss with creditors’. There is no more discussion between us and the IMF. We have concluded the discussions,...

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