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He explained that the fluctuation of the Kwacha was a result of the fall of copper prices on the international market and that the Government had no doubt that the situation would be reversed.
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He said contrary to Mr Sata's view that the Kwacha was the weakest in the region and, therefore, that was bad, international economic organisations like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank held a view that the Zambian currency was too strong.
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He explained that the fluctuation of the Kwacha was a result of the fall of copper prices on the international market and that the Government had no doubt that the situation would be reversed.
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"It is anomalous for anyone to suggest that the Kwacha is the weakest currency in the region because it is relatively stronger and hence, good for the marketing of non-traditional export products like tobacco," said Prof Saasa, who is former University of Zambia lecturer.
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At a Chinese clinic I paid 20,000 Kwacha £2.50 and, after 20 minutes, saw a doctor whose room was empty but for a seemingly obsolete ultrasound machine in the corner.
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For 250,000 Kwacha the healer offered to insert a herbal paste into her vagina, an hour after which an abortion would begin.
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Enterprising Simango got his big break by way of a 100,000 Kwacha £13 loan from the Banking on Change savings and loan scheme in his village, which he invested in eggs.
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Mkosa paid 20,000 Kwacha for a consultation with a healer who advised her to avoid hospital abortions, saying metal clamps are used to open the vagina and scratchy cotton wool used to clean the womb.
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He cites the previous administration's National Youth Empowerment Plan, which, in 2007, allocated 10bn Kwacha approximately £1.25m for new businesses in each of Zambia's nine provinces.
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I stop them in the street and ask if they'd like a picture, says Simango, who charges 3,000 Kwacha a photo.
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