Zambia’s new administration, following the general elections of August 2021, faces a daunting challenge of reversing economic contraction, lowering income-eroding inflation, and addressing the unsustainable national debt.
The country has been one of the few to seek debt restructuring under the G20’s new Common Framework for Debt Treatments, and its immediate priorities include a prospective agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Participants
HE Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia
Chair: Dr Alex Vines, Managing Director, Risk, Ethics and Resilience; Director, Africa Programme, Chatham House
