Business & Economy
Zambia Economy This Week: A Court Deadline and Seven Days to a New Term
The petition deadline, the countdown to the 1 September swearing-in and the quiet start of the 2027 budget cycle: the diary for 24 to 28 August.
Business & Economy
Analysis and reporting on Zambia’s business environment, markets, policy and economic outlook.
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Business & Economy
Zambia Economy This Week: A Re-election, a Court Date and a Market That Barely Moved
The declaration, the seven-day court clock, the calm market and the numbers the second term inherits, in one weekly read.
Banking & Finance
Zambia’s External Debt Dependence Is Shifting to Domestic Capital Formation
Zambia's development finance is turning homeward. After the 2020 default and the end of the IMF programme, Kelvin Chisanga argues the next frontier is mobilising domestic savings for…
Election 2026 Economics
Litunga, Senior Chief Mweemba Congratulate Hichilema on Re-Election
The Litunga and Senior Chief Mweemba of Sinazongwe have congratulated President Hichilema on his re-election, with the Barotse Royal Establishment listing palaces, boarding schools and tertiary education among…
Business & Economy
Zambia Makes Its Investment Pitch to South African Business Leaders
At a JCCI forum in Johannesburg, Zambia presented its investment case as debt restructuring and energy reform reshape the outlook.
Economic Diplomacy
India’s Modi Congratulates Hichilema on Re-Election, Pledges to Strengthen Zambia Ties
India’s prime minister joins the leaders of Somalia, Angola and the United States in congratulating Hakainde Hichilema, in a relationship built on medicine supplies, credit lines and restructured…
Zambia Economy 2026
Zambia’s Turnaround Won the Election. Now It Has to Deliver.
Hakainde Hichilema's second term begins with inflation at its lowest since 2018, the 2020 default cleared and the kwacha among the world's best performers. The job now is…
Business & Economy
From Aid to Enterprise: The Zambia-Finland Partnership Enters Its Investment Years
Finland's outgoing ambassador and the Ministry of Finance have agreed to shift the relationship from development cooperation to trade and investment. Finnfund is already in Yalelo and Cavendish…