國際貨幣基金組織警告稱，尚比亞不適合去美元化

國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）駐尚比亞代表埃里克·勞蒂埃（Eric Lautier）對贊比亞的去美元化提議表示擔憂。

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed reservations about Zambia’s proposed dedollarization initiative, warning that it could hamper efforts to contain inflation in the country.

國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）對贊比亞提出的去美元化措施表示保留，警告這可能會阻礙該國遏制通膨的努力。

According to Eric Lautier, the IMF’s Zambian representative, successful dedollarization requires an economic environment with low and stable inflation rates and limited external pressures, which Zambia currently lacks. He highlighted the importance of a comprehensive macroeconomic stabilization plan to accompany any dedollarization efforts.

國際貨幣基金組織駐尚比亞代表埃里克·勞蒂爾表示，成功的去美元化需要一個通膨率低且穩定、外部壓力有限的經濟環境，而尚比亞目前缺乏這種環境。他強調了伴隨任何去美元化努力而製定全面的宏觀經濟穩定計劃的重要性。

“Forced dedollarization measures are likely to prove ineffective and could even be counterproductive,” Lautier stated. “We are in the process of evaluating those [measures].”

勞蒂埃表示：“強制去美元化措施很可能無效，甚至可能適得其反。” “我們正在評估這些[措施]。”

The remarks come after the Bank of Zambia announced proposals to promote local currency use, including severe penalties for businesses demanding U.S. dollars for local transactions. Zambian officials have argued that the widespread use of dollars undermines the central bank’s monetary policy, but businesses have criticized the proposed penalties as punitive and inflationary.

在此之前，贊比亞銀行宣布了促進當地貨幣使用的提議，其中包括對需要美元進行當地交易的企業進行嚴厲處罰。贊比亞官員認為，美元的廣泛使用破壞了央行的貨幣政策，但企業批評擬議的處罰措施是懲罰性的和通貨膨脹的。

Zambian businesses have resorted to quoting or demanding U.S. dollars for local transactions due to the country’s foreign exchange shortages and high inflation rate, which reached 24.4% in January. Like many African countries, Zambia grapples with a depreciating currency, prompting businesses to hedge against further devaluation by using the more stable U.S. dollar in their transactions.

由於贊比亞外匯短缺和通貨膨脹率高（1月達24.4%），贊比亞企業在當地交易時採用美元報價或要求美元。與許多非洲國家一樣，尚比亞也面臨貨幣貶值的問題，促使企業在交易中使用更穩定的美元來對沖進一步貶值。

The central bank aims to discontinue this practice, but consultations are still underway, according to a recent Bloomberg report.

根據彭博社最近報道，央行計劃終止這種做法，但磋商仍在進行中。