国际货币基金组织警告称，赞比亚不适合去美元化

国际货币基金组织（IMF）驻赞比亚代表埃里克·劳蒂埃（Eric Lautier）对赞比亚的去美元化提议表示担忧。

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.

国际货币基金组织（IMF）对赞比亚提出的去美元化举措表示保留，警告称这可能会阻碍该国遏制通胀的努力。

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.

国际货币基金组织驻赞比亚代表埃里克·劳蒂尔表示，成功的去美元化需要一个通胀率低且稳定、外部压力有限的经济环境，而赞比亚目前缺乏这种环境。他强调了伴随任何去美元化努力而制定全面的宏观经济稳定计划的重要性。

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

劳蒂埃表示：“强制去美元化措施很可能无效，甚至可能适得其反。” “我们正在评估这些[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，赞比亚银行宣布了促进当地货币使用的提议，其中包括对需要美元进行当地交易的企业进行严厉处罚。赞比亚官员认为，美元的广泛使用破坏了央行的货币政策，但企业批评拟议的处罚措施是惩罚性的和通货膨胀的。

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.

由于赞比亚外汇短缺和通货膨胀率高（1月份达到24.4%），赞比亚企业在当地交易时采用美元报价或索要美元。与许多非洲国家一样，赞比亚也面临着货币贬值的问题，促使企业在交易中使用更稳定的美元来对冲进一步贬值。

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

据彭博社最近报道，央行计划终止这种做法，但磋商仍在进行中。