Banking & Finance
What Decides Where the Kwacha Closes Each Day?
The kwacha’s closing rate is set by banks trading dollars with one another, not by the Bank of Zambia. Lubinda Sinyani explains who brings dollars in, who takes…
Banking & Finance
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Zambia Tax 2026
EAZ urges clear tax rules and measurable reforms at HLB Tax Indaba
EAZ calls for clear tax rules, predictable administration and measurable reforms at the HLB Tax Indaba, linking revenue mobilisation with business confidence.
Macroeconomy & Policy
EAZ Backs US$1.5 Billion IMF Deal, Wants Treasury to Leave Room for Private Borrowers
The Economics Association of Zambia has welcomed the IMF Extended Credit Facility staff-level agreement as zero-interest concessional finance, and wants it to free up domestic credit for businesses.
Zambia Economy 2026
The Kwacha’s October Slide: Why Copper Dollars Are Not Enough
The kwacha has weakened from K17.87 per dollar in June to about K19.9 despite copper near US$14,000 a tonne. Kelvin Chisanga on the fuel bill, the policy rate…
Leadership & Governance
EAZ Courts FNB Zambia for Post-Budget Dinner Support and a Formal Partnership
EAZ President Dr Edna Kabala-Litana met FNB Zambia's economics team to seek support for November's Post-Budget Analysis Dinner and propose an MoU on research, financial literacy and inclusion.
Banking & Finance
Zambia’s New 20-Year Government Bond: A Deeper Capital Market Test
Zambia's new 20-year Government bond extends the yield curve and gives pension funds a long-term asset. Kelvin Chisanga on what the first auction must reveal.
Banking & Finance
Zambia Bought Back $1.36 Billion of Debt Three Decades Early. Here’s Why.
A bond buyback most Zambians never heard about is reshaping how banks read the country's finances, and it says as much about copper as it does about debt.
Banking & Finance
Zambia’s K12.1 Billion Grant Shortfall Is a Fiscal Warning, Chisanga Says
First-quarter grant receipts came in 67 percent below target. Kelvin Chisanga argues the answer is not more grants but an economy that finances itself through production, exports and…