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  • Special Drawing Rights: Not a Sustainable Way of Supporting Zambia's National Budget 

    Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (2023-02-28)
    In August 2021, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) allocated by far the largest allocation to date of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) amounting to SDR 456.5 billion (equivalent to about US$650 billion). The purpose of ...

  • Assessing the Allocation and Use of the Special Drawing Rights in Zambia 

    Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (2022-11-30)
    In August 2021, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) allocated by far the largest allocation to date of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) amounting to SDR 456.5 billion (equivalent to about US$650 billion). This allocation ...

  • Debt Resource Monitoring Manual 

    Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (2008)
    The achievements made so far in the campaign for debt cancellation need to be complemented by prudent management and utilisation of debt resources in the post HIPC era. In order to facilitate transparency and accountability ...

  • Domestic Resource Mobilisation For Sustainable Development 

    Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (2014)
    TPIN stands for Tax Payer Identification Number. It can be likened to a National Registration Card (NRC) number for a Zambian citizen. It is the official ten (10) digits number that ZRA issues to a Tax registered individual ...

  • Domestic Resource Mobilisation For Sustainable Development 

    Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (2008)
    To ensure that there is equity in bearing the tax burden. The tax burden in Zambia is borne largely by about 500, 000 workers in the formal sector. There is need to ensure that equity prevails where all contribute to the ...

  • Continued Increase in Public Funds Abuse/Waste Worrying 

    Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (2017-11-08)
    Zambia has many developmental challenges to continue on the path of wasteful use of public resources. In the last few years, government has struggled to balance its incomes with expenditure partly due to reduced economic ...

  • JCTR’s Reflections on the 2020 National Budget 

    Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (2020)
    The JCTR’s Kasama Office has over the years been engaged in advocacy and lobbying of policy makers in order to promote social justice for all people epically the poor. On 4th July, 2019, stakeholders drawn from Health, ...

  • 2020 National Budget Doesn’t Offer Much Relief to Ordinary Citizens 

    Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (2019-10-01)
    In 2020, government has targeted a growth of 3%. This simply means that the current hardships majority citizens are facing will continue. Challenges such as lack of access to basic nutritious food, limited employment ...

  • Resource Mobilization For Sustainable Development: Best Practices 

    Chongo, Geoffrey;Mwansa, Sydney;Mulenga, Chanda (2011)
    Every government needs to mobilize financial resources to finance its development programme. The need to mobilize sufficient financial resources is even more urgent for developing countries like Zambia, as they have more ...

  • Wastage Of Public Resources Should Never Be Allowed To Continue 

    Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (2012-02-01)
    Fighting poverty and ensuring that every Zambian has access to basic needs such as food, health care, safe shelter, safe and clean water, basic sanitation, education and livelihood can never be achieved without prudence, ...