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The in-house analysis desk of The Zambian Economist, an independent publication based in Lusaka covering the Zambian economy, public finance, banking, mining, agriculture and governance. Every figure we publish is attributed to a named primary source and dated, and forecasts are labelled as forecasts. We analyse policies rather than personalities. Our approach is set out in our Editorial Standards and Corrections Policy. Contact: info@zambianeconomist.com.
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With six days to go before Zambians vote, the bond market has already placed its bet. Here is what the IMF timeline, the widening fiscal deficit and the…
An evidence-based look at what a second Hichilema term would mean for Zambia's economy: the debt and inflation record, what investors are betting on, and what the numbers…
Zambia issued 2,375 mining licences in 2025, up 9.2%. Nickel output rose 616% and zinc 25%. What the licensing boom says about the next phase of Zambia's minerals…
Zambia's 2024 Eurobond restructuring lifted dollar bond values 18%. Two years on, a look at what changed for bondholders and what creditor disputes remain unresolved.
CDF has grown 25-fold since 2021 to K40 million per constituency. A plain-language guide to how the Auditor General audits Zambia's fastest-growing public fund.
Vedanta's Konkola grew 367% in 2025. Mopani grew 40%. Kansanshi grew 5%. Mapping the foreign investors behind Zambia's copper recovery and what each is betting on.
Zambia's Q1 2026 GDP growth hit 7.7%. Information, communication and entertainment grew at double-digit rates, pointing to a fast-scaling digital economy behind the harvest headline.
