Margaret Mwanakatwe

Margaret Mhango Mwanakatwe is a Zambian politician who was the Minister of Finance from 14 February 2018 to 14 July 2019. She worked previously as a businesswoman, accountant, and bank executive. She was the director for business development in Anglophone Africa at the United Bank for Africa at the bank's headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria.

Quotes

• Encouraging people to become employers is one of the key elements to the growth of the private sector and the fostering of the entrepreneurial spirit.
  • Hon. Margaret Mwanakatwe: Zambia’s Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Interview by The Worldfolio. April 10, 2016. Retrieved 7/11/2023.

• I really believe that economic emancipation through women is something that can turn this country around.
  • Hon. Margaret Mwanakatwe: Zambia’s Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Interview by The Worldfolio. April 10, 2016. Retrieved 7/11/2023.

• The opportunity is out there. If I don’t put a road there, how do I harness the potential that is there. Debt, much as it looks high, it’s a debt for the future.
  • Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says she is not worried about declining foreign reserves by Chief Editor. April 13, 2019. Retrieved 7/11/2023.

• If we do not position our industry to become a key regional player, we will be faced with high levels of imports into our country, which can lead to the death of local industry.
  • Building a Better Market by The Business Year. July 03, 2017. Retrieved 7/11/2023.

• When the procedures for starting a business and the licenses are expensive with tedious procedures, entrepreneurs avoid that cost by operating informally.
  • Comparative Advantage by The Business Year. June 01, 2017. Retrieved 7/11/2023.