HH urges lenders to consider giving credit at affordable rates

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged financial lenders in the country to consider giving credit to individuals and institutions at affordable rates in order to attract more clients. And President Hichilema has announced that the Local Government Equalisation Fund and the Constituency Development Fund due for 2021 have been disbursed to all councils and constituencies across the country. In a statement shared on his official Facebook page, Monday, President Hichilema stated that during a meeting with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) delegation led by its President, Professor Benedict Dramah, he reaffirmed the country’s commitment to turning the economy around. He stated that his government was working round the clock to ensure that social, economic and governance change was delivered. “As part…...