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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…
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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…

Washington's congratulations to President Hichilema signal continuity in trade, security and health engagement. Here is what that means for Zambian business.

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…

PeP founder Sean Tembo says he is quitting active politics with immediate effect, exactly 10 years after founding the party, leaving its future in question.

By The Zambian Economist Analyst As Beatrice Mutali wraps up her assignment as the UN’s top representative in Zambia, Vice President Mutale Nalumango has made the case for…

By The Zambian Economist Analyst Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election, pledging stronger cooperation between the two countries on regional and…

Economist Kampamba Shula says Zambia must prepare for El Nino now, with solar investment and farm protection, or risk power cuts, production losses and food inflation.

The debt-service train is coming. Zambia's answer must be millions of productive, income-earning small businesses, argues Steven M. Mbangu.