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Zambian currency continues poor run, trades above K20 against dollar
The Zambian Kwacha traded defensively against the United States (US) dollar on Thursday owing to the consistent demand from large corporates and retailers ...
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Lusaka Stock Exchange reports 32 million shares transacted in January, posts K57.13 million as market turnover
A total of 32 million shares were transacted on the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) in the month of January resulting in a market ...
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Report attributes depreciation of Kwacha to continued debt stand-off
Zambia’s continued debt stand-off is the main driver of the depreciation of the Kwacha which has breached the 20.00 is mark, a situation ...
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Moves to save Kwacha yield poor returns as currency depreciates further
The Zambian Kwacha has continued to post losses against the greenback, as Friday reports showed a sustained decline against the US dollar. At ...
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Kwacha may exchange at K20 per dollar, a decline to July, 2021 level —Market updates show
The Zambia Kwacha is anticipated to trade in the range of K19.800/20.200 to the United States (US) dollar in the upcoming weeks. This ...
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Inflation rate rises to 9.6%, as Zambia records K6.1bn trade surplus
Zambia’s annual inflation rate has accelerated to 9.6 percent this month due to a rise in prices of selected non-food items, as it ...
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Govt intervention fails to halt Kwacha’s slide, as currency down 5 ngwee against the dollar
Demand and supply imbalance continued to characterize the Zambian markets in Monday’s trading session as sustained greenback appetite saw the Kwacha end the ...
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Zambia records over 10,000 cases of gender-based violence in Q4 2022
Police has recorded 10,241 cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) countrywide during the fourth quarter of 2022,a jump of more than 2 thousand ...
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Zambian Kwacha battles to stay stable, loses 2.5 ngwee to close at K19 against the dollar
The Zambian Kwacha on Friday traded at 2.5 ngwee weaker against the United States (US) dollar to close the day at above K19. ...
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Zambia’s private sector returns to growth, first time in 4 months —Stanbic PMI
Zambia’s business conditions have improved for the first time in four months and the most pronounced since December 2021. This reflected renewed expansions ...
