Zambia Economic Brief, No. 10, December 2017

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Zambia Economic Brief, No. 10, December 2017 : How Zambia Can Borrow Without Sorrow

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This tenth Zambia Economic Brief with a focus section on sustainable borrowing and improved debt management. This Brief includes two sections as following: the World Bank's assessment of recent economic developments and the outlook in the short to medium term, and its analysis of a specific development topic or theme.

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“World Bank Group. 2017. Zambia Economic Brief, No. 10, December 2017 : How Zambia Can Borrow Without Sorrow. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/28995 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”

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