
Zambia’s MSME Policy Should Measure Graduation, Not Disbursement
Steven Mbangu proposes EGS-UP, a system that would connect guarantees, productivity support and markets around one test: whether viable Zambian firms move to the next commercial level.
Analysis and reporting on Zambia’s business environment, markets, policy and economic outlook.

Steven Mbangu proposes EGS-UP, a system that would connect guarantees, productivity support and markets around one test: whether viable Zambian firms move to the next commercial level.

Zambia's 2027 Budget should move from allocations to measurable results, with every kwacha tested against investment, output, employment, exports and revenue.

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.

The declaration, the seven-day court clock, the calm market and the numbers the second term inherits, in one weekly read.

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…

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…

At a JCCI forum in Johannesburg, Zambia presented its investment case as debt restructuring and energy reform reshape the outlook.

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…