{"id":2565,"date":"2023-01-13T18:38:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T18:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2023-01-13T18:39:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T18:39:03","slug":"external-debt-increases-by-2-5-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/external-debt-increases-by-2-5-percent\/","title":{"rendered":"EXTERNAL DEBT INCREASES BY 2.5 PERCENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/OIP-1.jpeg?resize=474%2C314&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/OIP-1.jpeg?w=474&amp;ssl=1 474w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/OIP-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has revealed that Zambia&#8217;s stock of external debt increased by 2.5 percent to 13.36 billion dollars from 13.04 billion dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking during the 2022 Economic Review and Budget Performance briefing, Dr. Musokotwane attributed the increase to projects left by the Patriotic Front government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister announced that disbursements were largely from multilaterals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Wendson Mavoro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has revealed that Zambia&#8217;s stock of external debt increased by 2.5 percent to 13.36 billion dollars from 13.04 billion dollars. 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