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Posts tagged as “Kristalina Georgieva”

IMF chief hails Zambia’s SCT programme

By JOSEPH BANDA – INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva says Zambia’s Social Cash Transfer (SCT) programme is a positive benchmark for other parts of the continent.Read more

More IMF assurance on debt restructuring

By FELIX NKINKE – AS hope over a restructuring programme continues, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given fresh assurance that China will support a debt restructuring programme for Zambia.IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva told the AFP yesterday that on her recent high-level trip to China, she got assurances that China will respect its commitment […]

Debt restructuring: Is Zambia victim of China-US showdown?

There is an African saying which goes like, ‘when [two] elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.’Indeed, when two powerful forces are at loggerheads, the effects may be on the innocent and uninvolved ones either directly or indirectly.Could this be the case for Zambia’s debt restructuring exercise with the official external creditors which has […]

IMF Boss’ Historic Trip to Zambia

[Times of Zambia] INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has been in Zambia since Sunday on her official visit under the theme, "Building a more resilient and inclusive future in Sub-Saharan Africa".

HH toasts IMF approval of long sought $1.3 billion package

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA, CHUSA SICHONE and JOSEPH BANDA-“IT’S done,” read a message from International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva late on Wednesday to President Hakainde Hichilema to break the good news that the US$1.3 billion bailout package had been approved in Washington DC.A major milestone for President Hichilema, like icing a cake, to […]