Economy
Moody’s projects Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth in 2025, flags Zambia’s drought
Moody’s has forecast improved economic performance for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025, citing an average growth rate of 4.2 percent, up from 3.8 percent ...
Economy
Association challenges IMF’s 2025 GDP projection of 6.6%, foresees below 3.4% performance for Zambia
Oxford Economics Africa has revised Zambia’s 2025 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast to a below-consensus 3.4 percent, citing the expectation of an ...
Economy
ZANACO projects Zambia’s inflation to moderate by Q2 2025, citing improved food supply, reduced power cuts
ZANACO has forecasted that Zambia’s inflation will begin to moderate in the second quarter of 2025, with the potential to fall back into ...
Economy
Group casts doubt on Zambia’s 2025 copper production target
The Copperbelt Mining Monitoring Team (CMMT) has expressed skepticism over government’s ambitious target of producing one million tonnes of copper by 2025, citing ...
Economy
Zambia Airways set to expand fleet to meet growing demand, says Transport Minister, Tayali
The Zambian government has directed Zambia Airways to acquire a second Boeing 737-800 aircraft to meet the increasing demand for flights. Minister of ...
Economy
Govt reportedly settles K37 million TAZARA salary arrears covering three of five months owed
The Zambian government has reportedly paid off salary arrears to TAZARA workers amounting to over K37 million, covering three of the five months ...
Economy
Policy centre applauds new mining law, flags key concerns
The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has welcomed the enactment of the Minerals Regulation Commission Act No. 14 of 2024, praising ...
Economy
Zambia urges accelerated implementation of African Union-backed programmme to transform agriculture in Africa
Zambia has called for the accelerated implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) at all levels to drive the transformation of ...
Economy
Private sector reportedly records fastest growth since July 2023
Zambia’s private sector showed signs of recovery as the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 50.8 in December, up from 49.2 in November. ...
Economy
AfDB grants Zambia $13.2 million for water, sanitation projects
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided Zambia with a US$13.2 million grant to fund the “Improving Access and Strengthening Innovations for Water, ...
