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  "title": "IMF Completes Virtual Staff Visit to Zambia",
  "publication": "IMF News, October 4, 2021",
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  "summary": "Press Release No. 21/285",
  "publishDate": "2021-10-04",
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      "heading": "Visit overview",
      "content": "- Press Release No. 21/285\n- Date: October 4, 2021\n- IMF Communications Department, MEDIA RELATIONS\n- PRESS OFFICER: Meera Louis\n- Phone: +1 202 623-7100\n- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org\n- IMF team led by Ms. Allison Holland, Mission Chief for Zambia\n- Virtual meetings held from September 27 to October 1, 2021"
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      "heading": "Meetings and participants",
      "content": "- The team met with Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane\n- The team met with Acting Governor of the Central Bank Francis Chipimo\n- The team met with other senior government officials"
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      "heading": "Substantive findings and priorities from Ms. Allison Holland’s statement",
      "content": "- Welcomed the opportunity to hear an update on recent fiscal and macroeconomic developments\n- Noted the new authorities’ reform priorities that focus on:\n  - restoring macroeconomic stability\n  - re-establishing fiscal and debt sustainability\n  - generating growth\n  - improving human development\n- Emphasized the deeply challenging macro-economic environment and the urgent need to:\n  - take steps to restore sustainability\n  - protect the vulnerable\n  - create more inclusive growth\n- Observed that discussions provided a better understanding of how the authorities’ reform priorities are informing their 2022 Budget preparations\n- Indicated: “We look forward to discussions on a Fund-supported program in the near future.”\n\nExcerpted from IMF press release.\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- Zambia and the IMF\n- Press Releases\n- PRESS CENTER\n- https://www.imf.org/en/home\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2021/10/04/pr21285-zambia-imf-completes-virtual-staff-visit-to-zambia"
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