IMF Office in Zambia

Mosi-oa-Tunya, Zambia

This web page provides information 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.

Zambia and the IMF Country Page

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At a Glance

  • Current IMF membership: 191 countries
  • Zambia joined the Fund on September 23, 1965; Article VIII
  • Total Quotas: 978.2 million (As of April 30, 2016)
  • Special Drawing Rights (SDR): 1339.68 million
  • Article IV/ Country Report: July 13, 2023

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Office Activitiesnews

  • SSA Regional Economic Outlook launch in Lusaka

    The IMF Resident Representative for Zambia Eric Lautier presented the October 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, which examines recent economic developments and prospects across the region. Representatives from the Bank of Zambia, academia, development partners, civil society organizations, and the research community participated in discussions about growth drivers, commodity price volatility, resource mobilization, and the sovereign-bank nexus (connections between government finances and banking systems).

    November 20, 2025

  • IMF Zambia team, led by the Mission Chief, Ms. Mercedes Vera Martin: Engagements with the civil society and think tanks

    The IMF Zambia team, led by the Mission Chief, Ms. Mercedes Vera Martin, had a productive exchange today with Zambian civil society organizations and think tanks following the conclusion of the recent visit to Lusaka. Insightful discussions focused on how reforms can foster inclusive growth, resilience, and stronger social outcomes for all.

    November 4, 2025

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IMF's Work on Zambia

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Regional Economic Outlook

October 16, 2025

Holding Steady

The outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa is showing resilience, despite a challenging external environment with uneven prospects in commodity prices, still tight borrowing conditions, and a deterioration of the global trade and aid landscape.
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Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF

We would like to bring to the notice of the general public that several variants of financial scam letters purporting to be sanctioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or authored by high ranking IMF officials are currently in circulation, and may appear on official letterhead containing the IMF logo. The scam letters instruct potential victims to contact the IMF for issuance of a “Certificate of International Capital Transfer” or other forms of approval, to enable them receives large sums of monies as beneficiaries. The contact e-mail information is always BOGUS and unsuspecting individuals are then requested to send their personal banking details which the scammers utilize for their fraudulent activities.
For more information please see Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF

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Departmental Papers on Africa

Africa Departmental Papers Cover The Departmental African Paper Series covers research on sub-Saharan Africa conducted by International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff, particularly on issues of broad regional or cross-country interest. The views expressed in these papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF Management.