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News Zambia » Northern » Economy: Leveraging Zambia’s Energy Transition Minerals: Roadmap for Economic Transformation

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/07/01/leveraging-zambia-afe-energy-transition-minerals-roadmap-for-economic-transformation
Published on: Monday 30 June 2025

Lusaka, July 1, 2025—Zambia's economy grew by 4% in 2024, displaying resilience despite experiencing a historic drought and frequent power outages. According to the latest edition of the Zambia ...

News Zambia » Northern » Economy: Zambia Sees Economic Growth Surging to Highest Since 2021

News channel or source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-10/zambia-sees-economic-growth-surging-to-highest-since-2021
Published on: Tuesday 10 June 2025

Zambia’s economy will expand at least 6% this year as Africa’s second-largest copper producer reaps the benefit of improved rainfall and higher metal production, the finance minister said. Growth will ...

News Zambia » Northern » Economy: Zambia’s economy gets to a level it has not experienced in two years

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/money/economy/zambia-s-economy-gets-to-a-level-it-has-not-experienced-in-two-years/ar-AA1Lq1PT
Published on: Monday 08 December 2025

Zambia's campaign against inflation gained steam in August, when the country posted its lowest annual rate in over two years, indicating that currency strength and favorable commodity prices are ...

News Zambia » Northern » Economy: Barrick's Lumwana Among Top Contributors to Zambia's Economic Growth

News channel or source: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/barricks-lumwana-among-top-contributors-zambias-economic-growth
Published on: Sunday 26 January 2025

Barrick Gold Corporation GOLD has displayed its commitment to Zambia’s economic growth by contributing through royalties, taxes, salaries and procurement of goods and services through its Lumwana mine ...

News Zambia » Northern » Economy: Zambia sees economic growth picking up to 6.4% next year

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/zambia-sees-economic-growth-picking-up-64-next-year-2025-07-21/
Published on: Sunday 20 July 2025

LUSAKA, July 21 (Reuters) - Economic growth in Zambia is expected to accelerate to 6.4% next year from 5.8% this year, driven by its mining and agriculture sectors, the finance ministry said. The ...

News Zambia » Northern » Economy: Zambia’s Road to Growth and Better Jobs

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2025/01/16/zambias-afe-road-to-growth-and-better-jobs
Published on: Wednesday 15 January 2025

Zambia is on a transformative path, overcoming debt challenges through the G-20 Common Framework and implementing critical reforms. Despite rapid GDP growth in the 2000s, poverty remains widespread, ...

News Zambia » Northern » Economy: Refugees and former refugees have enormous potential to contribute to Zambia's economy

News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/africa/news/press-releases/refugees-and-former-refugees-have-enormous-potential-contribute-zambias-economy
Published on: Tuesday 14 March 2017

LUSAKA, Zambia – A recent study on refugee economies shows that refugees and former refugees are contributing positively to Zambia’s economy in various ways and have the potential to contribute even ...

News Zambia » Northern » Economy: Lobito Corridor: Africa's mega-project facing delivery test

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/urban-infrastructure/transportation-infrastructure/lobito-corridor-africa-s-mega-project-facing-delivery-test/ar-AA22yMky
Published on: Wednesday 06 May 2026

The Lobito Corridor mega-project linking three African countries is shifting from blueprint to proving ground in the global race for critical minerals. Critics warn the project will be seen as just ...