Zambia hails World Bank's 100-mln-USD loan for tourism development

LUSAKA, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government on Wednesday welcomed the decision by the World Bank to approve 100 million U.S. dollars for the country's tourism sector.

In a statement released Monday, the World Bank approved a 100-million-dollar credit to strengthen Zambia's nature-based economy and increase economic opportunities in emerging tourism destinations in the southern African nation. The funds wi