DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ALLOW ME TO THANK AND WELCOME YOU ALL TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT MEETING TO DELIBERATE ON THE CHALLENGES POSED BY FINANCIAL CRIMES ON DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA.
ALLOW ME TO BEGIN BY EXTENDING MY APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF THE ZAMBIA TAX PLATFORM. MANY THANKS TO SECRETARIAT FOR THE WORK DONE IN PUTTING THIS MEETING TOGETHER. WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT AS IT HAS CREATED A STRONGER PLATFORM FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND POLICY INFLUENCING.
