Zambia Cuts Fuel Subsidies, Raises Pump Prices by Fifth Ahead of IMF Deal
- Country is seeking $1.4 billion in funding from the IMF
- It became Africa’s first pandemic-era defaulter last year
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Zambia increased fuel pump prices as it scrapped subsidies to secure a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
Gasoline and diesel rose respectively by 20% to 21.16 kwacha ($1.29) per liter and by 29% to 20.15 kwacha per liter effective Friday, Reynolds Bowa, who heads the Energy Regulation Board, told reporters in Lusaka, the capital, Thursday.