Zambia Eyes Additional $145 Million From IMF Program Extension
Prolonging the southern African nation's existing arrangement that's due to expire in October will reinforce investor confidence, Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane told reporters Tuesday in Lusaka, the capital.
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