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LUSAKA, June 7, 2024 — While Zambia experienced an economic boom in the 2000s, growth was unable to be sustained or inclusive enough to significantly reduce poverty and create enough good jobs. From 1996 to 2015, even as the economy grew, the number of poor increased by over 2.4 million people, with the majority residing in rural…
