ZIPAR/FSD ZAMBIA TRAIN OVER 25 BUSINESS JOURNAISTS IN LUSAKA.
Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) has advised journalists to take interest in economic policy development to facilitate effective policy dialogue debate that can enhance economic governance in the country.

And ZIPAR has pledged to promote economic and financial literacy to help citizens understand the liberalized economy and opportunities offered by recognizing opportunities and defining risks associated with such potential investment.

Speaking at the official opening of the Master Class for Business Journalists Financial Inclusion and Economic Literacy, ZIPAR Executive Director Pamela Nakamba Kabaso says journalists need basic understanding of economic and financial concepts to enhance the in-depth and quality of news coverage.

Dr. Nakamba Kabaso says her organization want to promote in-depth and analytical news reporting that can stimulate healthy economic policy debated which influence policy direction. 

She explained that the move to equip journalists with relevant economic and financial literacy because media creates an efficient and effective avenue through which masses can learn economics and finance.

ZIPAR Director Dr. Pamela Nakamba Kabaso

She further notes that the media has the capacity to make citizens have an understanding of economics in order to not only report facts but interact better with information in order to educate the public.

Meanwhile Dr. Nakamba Kabaso says there is need to promote economic and financial literacy to help citizens understand the liberalized economy and opportunities offered by recognizing opportunities and defining risks associated with such potential investment.

She noted that lack of clear understanding on liberalized economy and new opportunities on the market has resulted in an influx of foreign investors who are equipped with economic know how have reaped abundantly from the conducive economic environment.

She adds that Zambia has over the decades experienced high economic growth but achieved less than satisfactory reduction in poverty whereas inequality has increased.

The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) and Financial Sector Deepening Zambia has organized a 5 days Master Class Training for Business Journalists on Financial Inclusion and Economic Literacy in Lusaka.