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Zambia’s annual inflation rate dips to 9.4%, as country records K.5bn trade deficit
Zambia’s annual inflation rate has declined to 9.4 percent in January this year due to movement in prices of food and non-food items, ...
Economy
Zambia, others tasked to grow their economies through value addition
Zambia and other African countries have been urged to grow their economies through value addition to create the much needed jobs for its ...
Economy
Boost for rural electrification, as private sector players to access $2.5m credit facility
About US$2.5 million has been dedicated to the newly launched Electricity Services Access Project (ESAP) off-grid credit facility. This programme is aimed at ...
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Senegal, Zambia, others meet in Dakar to discuss food security
Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema has arrived in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to attend an agricultural summit at the invitation of his Senegalese counterpart, Macky ...
Economy
United States canvasses comprehensive debt relief talks for Zambia
The United States has insisted that all Zambia’s major bilateral official and private creditors meaningfully participated in the debt relief, including China. This ...
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Zambia to be in economic mess if debts are not restructured by March —Hichilema warns
Zambia would be in a difficult situation to effectively manage its economic affairs if the debt negotiations were not concluded by the end ...
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Government bonds oversubscribed, as January offer attracts K2.7bn
The January auction of government bonds has been oversubscribed, with returns hitting K2.7 billion against an offer of K2.6 billion. Bank of Zambia ...
Economy
Debt management, economic reforms to dominate as IMF Chief, Georgieva, arrives Zambia Sunday
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva’s visit to Zambia will be anchored on information exchange on the progress being made ...
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100,000 Zambian farmers gear up for tree-planting exercise in conservation initiative
More than one hundred thousand farmers are earmarked to benefit from the Gliricidia sepium tree planting exercise, an initiative aimed at replenishing depleted ...
Economy
Relief for consumers? ZESCO says electricity load shedding now 8 hours
Government has revised the 12 hours load-shedding downwards to eight hours following completion of maintenance works at Maamba Collieries Limited. This means that ...
