PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he is advocating within government against high taxes and is urging local manufacturers to respond to the improving economic environment with fair pricing. Meanwhile, the Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) says the local manufacturing industry is committed to collaborating with government to unlock the sector’s full potential. Speaking during a meeting with ZAM on Friday, President Hichilema encouraged manufacturers to expand production and contribute to national growth. “Our job together with you is to continue pushing inflation to come down. We believe [if] nothing goes wrong, exogenous variable we’ll be in a position to achieve a single digit inflation by December this year, worst case January next year. That creates an improved environment for you our...

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