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Zambia has sent debt restructuring proposal to official creditors

The country, which was the major sovereign casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic and has been in default since 2020, said on Friday it would share a first fully-formed debt restructuring plan with China and other government creditors.

“We can confirm the proposal has been sent,” a spokesperson working with advisors to the government in Lusaka said.

Zambia has earmarked over $18 billion of debt for overhaul, but progress has been slow, hampered by the concerns of its main creditors, including China, about the scale of relief required.

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