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LUSAKA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Zambia aims to lift economic growth to an average of 7% over the next three years, building on progress in restructuring its external debt, its finance ministry said. • The ...
News Zambia » Lusaka » Economy: Country focus report - Zambia's economy grows 5.2 percent in 2025, but $5.4 billion financing gap persists
Zambia's GDP growth accelerated to 5.2% in 2025 from 3.8% in 2024, driven by agriculture, ICT, transport, mining, manufacturing, foreign investment, and net exports, the African Development Bank said ...
News Zambia » Lusaka » Economy: IMF nod likely for Zambia’s US$1.5bil deal
LUSAKA: The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) board will probably sign off on a US$1.47bil deal for Zambia in December, its mission chief to the southern African nation says, after a staff-level ...
News Zambia » Lusaka » Economy: Zambia celebrates 62nd birthday with mixed narratives on freedom, economic justice
We have held elections and seen smooth transitions.” He said the focus is now his “Grow Zambia Agenda” to move from stabilisation to accelerated growth: “We want to produce more maize, more wheat and ...
News Zambia » Lusaka » Economy: Zambia's Hichilema seeks to turn debt recovery into economic expansion
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema greets United Party for National Development (UPND) supporters during their ...
News Zambia » Lusaka » Economy: IMF mission visits Zambia for talks on new loan programme
LUSAKA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Zambia said on Friday that an International Monetary Fund mission was visiting for talks on a new support programme, which it hopes will help lift economic growth and ...
News Zambia » Lusaka » Economy: Zambia Economic Growth to Rebound in 2025, Finance Ministry Says
Zambian economic growth is expected to recover next year from the effects of the worst drought in at least four decades, Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa said. Gross domestic product is ...
News Zambia » Lusaka » Economy: Zambia At 62: Hichilema Honours Founding Heroes, Charts Path To Accelerated Growth
Zambia celebrates 62 years of independence today, with President Hakainde Hichilema honouring the heroes who won the nation’s freedom and ...
News Zambia » Lusaka » Economy: Zambia election will put Hichilema's economic record to the test
LUSAKA, July 9 (Reuters) - Zambia is gearing up for an August election in which President Hakainde Hichilema is favoured to win a second term but may face a strong challenge from opposition leader ...
News Zambia » Lusaka » Economy: Zambia says Chinese investment supports industrialization
United Capital Fertilizer Limited, a subsidiary of the Chinese conglomerate Wonderful Group of Companies Limited, invested 1.6 billion U.S. dollars in the project to support Zambia's industrialization ...
News Zambia » Lusaka » Economy: Zambia uses pension funds to shore up debt-stressed economy
Facing the brutal effects of prolonged debt restructuring – which has depressed liquidity and increased the economic burden for its citizens – Zambia will, for the first time, allow eligible ...