Zambia expects IMF to approve loan at end of August

LUSAKA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government on Friday expressed optimism that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will approve the country's request for financial assistance at the end of this month.

Situmbeko Musokotwane, the Minister of Finance and National Planning, said the government expects the IMF executive board to meet at the end of the month to approve the lending plan after the Official Credit