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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: 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 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 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: 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: IMF urges prudent Zambia economic management

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/imf-urges-prudent-zambia-economic-management-idUSJOE4BA0MK/
Published on: Thursday 11 December 2008

LUSAKA (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday urged Zambia to stick to prudent economic management and warned a slump in global copper prices would adversely affect stability.

News Zambia » Northern » Economy: Zambia's economy expands by 3.8 pct in 2025

News channel or source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2026/03/27/zambia039s-economy-expands-by-38-pct-in-2025
Published on: Friday 27 March 2026

LUSAKA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's economy grew by 3.8 percent in 2025, unchanged from the previous year, according to preliminary data released by the Zambia Statistical Agency on Thursday.

News Zambia » Northern » Economy: Zambia Economic Update: Leveraging energy transition minerals for economic transformation

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/zambia/publication/zambia-economic-update-leveraging-energy-transition-minerals-for-economic-transformation
Published on: Wednesday 02 July 2025

Zambia's economy showed resilience in 2024, expanding by 4% despite challenges such as drought and power outages, largely due to growth in the mining sector and services. The agriculture sector faced ...