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Zambia Resident Representative Site

Resident Representative Office in Zambia

July 1, 2009

This web page provides information in on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Zambia and the IMF. Additional information can be found on Zambia and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with Zambia.

At a Glance : Zambia's Relations with the IMF

  • Current membership: 188 countries
  • Zambia joined the Fund on September 23, 1965; Article VIII
  • Total Quotas: 489.10 Million (As of October 31, 2009)
  • Loans outstanding: PRGF Arrangements SDR 168.92 Million
  • Last Article IV Consultation: The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on December 14, 2009. (Country Report No. 10/17, December 3, 2009)

News and Highlights

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Towards a New Growth Strategy for Employment, Decent Work and Development in Zambia

GRZ/ILO/IMF National Conference; New Government Complex; Lusaka, May 21-22 2012 click for more

IMF and ILO Hold Preliminary Discussions on Tripartite Social Dialogue with Zambian Government, Employers and Labour

Press Release; May 31, 2011 click for more

IMF Pledges Stronger Partnership to Help Africa Through Crisis

IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, at the end of a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Côte d’Ivoire, pledges a stronger partnership with African countries to prevent the global economic crisis undoing years of progress in their fight against poverty. click for more

Crisis Threatens Millions in Africa, Ministers Say

African Finance Ministers welcome commitments to increase resources for developing countries, but caution that assistance was needed quickly if Africa is to contain the impact of the global economic crisis. click for more

IMF to Assist Africa Hit Hard by Global Downturn

Despite weaker financial linkages with the rest of the world than many other regions, Africa is likely to be hard hit by the global economic downturn, putting at risk the progress made across the continent in recent years, the IMF says. click for more

Zambia and The IMF

Press Release: Additional Funding to Boost Capacity Development in Southern Africa by IMF Regional Technical Assistance Center

April 8, 2013

Press Release: Southern African Central Bank and Finance Ministry Officials Discuss Macroprudential Approaches to Supervision of Financial Systems in the Region

April 5, 2013

Mid-Term Evaluation Report on the Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative Project

March 20, 2013
Subject: Statistics | Africa | National accounts | Monetary statistics | Government finance statistics | Balance of payments statistics | Data quality assessment framework | General Data Dissemination System | Special Data Dissemination Standard | Technical assistance click for more

Press Release: IMF Concludes Staff Mission to Zambia

November 5, 2012

Zambia: Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation

July 26, 2012
Series: Country Report No. 12/200 click for more

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Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa

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Economic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa have remained generally robust despite a sluggish global economy. The near-term outlook for the region remains broadly positive, and growth is projected at 5¼ percent a year in 2012–13. Most low-income countries are projected to continue to grow strongly, supported by domestic demand, including from investment. The outlook is less favorable for many of the middle-income countries, especially South Africa, that are more closely linked to European markets and thus experience a more noticeable drag from the external environment. The main risks to the outlook are an intensification of financial stresses in the euro zone and a sharp fiscal adjustment in the US–the so called fiscal cliff. Click for more

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Resident Representative for Zambia

Tobias Rasmussen

Tobias Rasmussen
5199 United Nations Avenue
P.O. Box 50846
Lusaka
Telephone: 260-211-254716
Fax: 260-211-253485
E-mail: RR-ZMB@imf.org