What Decides Where the Kwacha Closes Each Day?
The kwacha’s closing rate is set by banks trading dollars with one another, not by the Bank of Zambia. Lubinda Sinyani explains who brings dollars in, who takes them out,…
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Zambia targets 250,000 jobs by 2031 under World Bank minerals compact
Zambia’s minerals compact targets 100,000 direct and 150,000 indirect jobs by 2031. We explain the baseline, local-business opportunities and the conditions for delivery.
Zambia’s mining revolution must begin with local businesses, value addition and jobs
Kelvin Chisanga argues that Zambia’s mining expansion must build local businesses, viable downstream industries and jobs, backed by reliable power and public accountability.
Grow Zambia: World Bank talks focus on farm markets, transport and jobs
Zambia’s World Bank talks focus on farm markets, transport, energy and private investment as Government seeks to turn economic stability into jobs.
Grow Zambia Agenda: The Eight Numbers Behind the Plan to Double Zambia’s Economy
President Hichilema’s Grow Zambia Agenda sets eight production targets for 2031. With an IMF staff-level agreement announced on 9 October, we measure how far each target sits from today’s numbers.
The Kwacha’s October Slide: Why Copper Dollars Are Not Enough
The kwacha has weakened from K17.87 per dollar in June to about K19.9 despite copper near US$14,000 a tonne. Kelvin Chisanga on the fuel bill, the policy rate and the…
The Formation Zambia Has Drawn for Growth
Read one by one, the Grow Zambia targets look like separate ambitions. Nathan Meleki argues the 10-10-5-3-3-1-1-1 formation is really a map of connected value chains, from Mkushi maize to…
Zambia’s Trade Metrics Upbeat With Surplus Delivery
Zambia earned a K30.1 billion trade surplus in the first seven months of 2026, but the copper-heavy structure of trade means the gain could reverse with commodity prices.
Musokotwane’s Day-One Message: Zambia Moves From Stabilisation to Growth
Finance Minister Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane has directed the Ministry of Finance and National Planning to shift focus from macroeconomic stability toward investment, production, exports, jobs and higher incomes.
Zambia Economy This Week: New Parliament, Copper Power Push, Rising Living Costs (7-11 September 2026)
224 new MPs took their seats as Hichilema pressed Vedanta on copper power investment and JCTR data showed Lusaka living costs still climbing despite 6.2% inflation.