Pambazuka News

JCTR tells Japan and others not to irresponsibly lend money to Zambia

2009-04-03, Issue 426

http://pambazuka.org/en/category/africa_china/55408


“On March 26, the Japanese government offered the Zambian government a loan worth US $274 million for the implementation of the Increased Access to Electricity Services Project to cover five areas in the country”, observes Tina Nanyangwe-Moyo, Coordinator of the JCTR’s Debt, Aid and Trade Programme.