Analysis of the Zambian economy in 2026: inflation, the kwacha, copper production, the policy rate, public debt and power supply, written for business.
Zambia's 2024 Eurobond restructuring lifted dollar bond values 18%. Two years on, a look at what changed for bondholders and what creditor disputes remain unresolved.
Zambia's IMF programme ended in January 2026. What a new arrangement could mean for the fiscal deficit, unresolved creditor disputes, and investor confidence after the election.
Zambia domestic financing 2026 is projected to hit 82% of the National Budget, up from 55.2% in 2021, as Treasury Secretary Felix Nkulukusa links the gain to a…
Zambia wants 3 million visitors and a billion-dollar tourism industry, but two officials have used that figure to mean different things five years apart, and peak season now…
The National Road Fund Agency collected K2.1 billion in toll revenue between January and June 2026: K1.3 billion from 26 toll gates and K874 million from ports of…
ERB cuts Zambia's August 2026 pump prices: petrol to K25.29, diesel to K26.86, as falling global oil prices outweigh a weaker kwacha.
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…
