The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the likelihood that Zambia will access $184 million at the end of the month is high because the country’s economy has shown resilience. Zambia accessed its first IMF package in March this year after reaching a staff level agreement with the Washington based institution. In a statement, Friday, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said Zambia’s performance under the IMF programme and the agreement in principle with official creditors on the Memorandum of Understanding WAS sufficient to bring this review to the fund’s Board toward the end of this month. “Let me start by saying that the Zambian economy is showing resilience. Real GDP growth is now projected at 4.3 percent in 2023 and 4.7 percent...

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