LUSAKA - Zambia's GDP growth is expected to slow to 2.7% in 2023 from 4.7% in 2022, a budget plan released by the ministry of finance showed on Sunday.

In its medium-term budget plan the ministry said mining and the electricity sector were likely to be the biggest drags on growth this year.

(Reporting by Chris Mfula, writing by Kopano Gumbi; Editing by Hugh Lawson)