Analysis and reporting on Zambia’s business environment, markets, policy and economic outlook.
Zambia's 2026 crop marketing season will test more than FRA's ability to purchase maize. Kelvin Chisanga argues that the real measure of success will be how quickly farmers…
A viral graphic claims Mundubile leads Hichilema 57% to 41%. Its own numbers contradict each other. Here is how to spot the fabrication, and what Zambia's real economic…
Mundubile's BBC interview drew international attention to Zambia's opposition, but left key economic questions on debt, jobs and living costs largely unanswered.
UPND's Elvis Nkandu says the opposition exists but has only adopted UPND policies, and blames high prices on business pricing behaviour.
He failed his first sitting of the Bar exams and lost his grandfather before the resit. Today, Farai Mudadi is admitted to the Zambian Bar, a story about…
There's always something happening in Lusaka, the trouble is getting people to hear about it. Here's how to list your event on Zambian Economist and reach an audience…
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…
