The target to increase foreign exchange reserves to over three months of imports is the only one of the key economic objectives announced by Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane last year that is on course...

A Memorandum of Understanding outlining the terms in detail is expected to be signed in the next couple of weeks Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane told the parliament in Lusaka on 27 June...

Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane secured a considerably less punitive package than was feared but there is still plenty of economic pain (AC Vol 63 No 18 Debt deal boosts kwacha)...

4 billion Extended Credit facility with the International Monetary Fund by the end of June, Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has told Africa Confidential...

Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane's budget speech on 29 October revealed that in the first nine months of this year government revenues were 50% higher than expected with depreciation of the kwacha high copper prices and mineral taxes contributing strongly...

Despite coordinating closely with the UPND before the election mining investors have yet to see any measures beyond those announced in Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane's first budget on 29 October to 'rationalise' the taxation environment to encourage investment...

Tax reform is a top priority for the UPND and for Situmbeko Musokotwane whom insiders expect to be appointed Finance Minister (AC Vol 52 No 10 Glencore connection)...

Total external debt is still argued by credible local economists such as former Minister of Finance Situmbeko Musokotwane who puts total debt stock as approaching $24 bn...

As well as its other troubles the MMD was damaged earlier after some of its key members came out for Hichilema including former Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane and former Commerce Minister Felix Mutati...