Zambia Treasury says no change in policy, urges markets to stay calm

LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's economic policies remain unchanged and there is no need for market panic following the death of President Michael Sata this week, the finance ministry of Africa's second-biggest copper producer said on Thursday. "I wish to appeal to all economic players, to remain calm as they execute their business activities and to desist from speculative tendencies that may cause instability in our economy," Fredson Yamba, the top civil servant in the finance ministry, said in a statement.