Analysis and reporting on Zambia’s business environment, markets, policy and economic outlook.
By Zambian Economist Analyst Every manifesto promise eventually has to fit inside one document: the national budget. Understanding roughly how it works, where the money comes from, where…
By Zambian Economist Analyst Most election-and-investment commentary stays at the level of sentiment: policy certainty, continuity, risk appetite. That is useful, but it skips the part an actual…
By Zambian Economist Analyst Campaign season produces a lot of crowd photos and very few reliable conclusions. With rallies drawing large turnouts across the country ahead of the…
By Zambian Economist Analyst Every chitenge, cap and branded T-shirt on the campaign trail is a transaction before it is a statement. With the election two weeks away…
By Zambian Economist Analyst Zambia’s economy grew 7.7% in the first quarter of 2026, the fastest quarterly expansion the country has posted in years. With the general election…
The Office of the Auditor General is exhibiting at the 98th Zambia Agricultural and Commercial Show, inviting showgoers to engage on the role of public auditing in transparency…
Only 123 of the 8,154 medicines registered in Zambia are made in Zambia. So why has a stronger kwacha not cut what you pay at the pharmacy?
Outside Zambia, the election is read as a decision about a strategic copper supply. Why that is true, what the export data hides, and what observers watch.
