Zambian campaigners urge BlackRock to ease debt repayments
Campaigners say Zambia has had to cut its education, health and social care budgets as it tries to service $13bn worth of external debt.
Zambian civil society groups say the country is on the precipice because by trying to make the debt repayments other services like education and healthcare are suffering.
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Photo: BlackRock offices in New York City. Credit: Getty Images.
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