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The latest reporting and analysis from The Zambian Economist, across every beat we cover.
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.
CDF has grown 25-fold since 2021 to K40 million per constituency. A plain-language guide to how the Auditor General audits Zambia's fastest-growing public fund.
Vedanta's Konkola grew 367% in 2025. Mopani grew 40%. Kansanshi grew 5%. Mapping the foreign investors behind Zambia's copper recovery and what each is betting on.
Zambia's Q1 2026 GDP growth hit 7.7%. Information, communication and entertainment grew at double-digit rates, pointing to a fast-scaling digital economy behind the harvest headline.
Zambia's extreme poverty rate barely moved between 2024 and 2025 despite faster per capita growth. What is behind the gap, and what tools government is using to close…
Zambia's current account surplus is set to widen from 0.8% of GDP in 2026 to 3.1% in 2027, driven by copper. What it means for reserves, the kwacha…
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's policy rate is 14%, but SMEs typically pay 30% or more to borrow. What drives the gap, and what it means for business formation and growth.
