Zambia News » Western News Zambia » Western » Economy: Zambia’s Growth Climbs to 5.2%: AfDB Urges Bigger Push for Development Finance
The report, titled Mobilising Zambia’s Development Financing at Scale in a Fragmented World, arrives at a time when many countries continue to face economic uncertainty linked to geopolitical tensions ...
News Zambia » Western » Economy: Refugees and former refugees have enormous potential to contribute to Zambia's economy
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 » Western » 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 » Western » Economy: Can Zambia’s Historic Debt Swap Drive Economic Growth?
Welcome to Foreign Policy's Africa Brief. Zambia launched the world's first debt-for-energy swap last month, offering to buy back $1.36 billion of its outstanding 2053 private bonds using a $600 ...
News Zambia » Western » 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 » Western » Economy: Zambia Sees Economic Growth Surging to Highest Since 2021
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 » Western » Economy: Zambia and Angola announce rate cuts, boosting the construction industry
In mid-May 2026, Zambia and Angola both announced interest rate cuts to support economic growth, improve borrowing conditions, and encourage investment activity. Zambia lowered its benchmark interest ...
News Zambia » Western » Economy: Zambia to vote as economic hardship tests government reforms
Lusaka, Zambia – Zambians vote on August 13 in general elections widely seen as a test of whether years of economic reform have translated into improvements in everyday life. About 8.79 million voters ...
News Zambia » Western » Economy: Zambia's 2026 election: Key issues to watch
Economic recovery, youth turnout, women's representation and judicial independence are among the issues shaping Zambia's vote on Thursday. Zambia's general election on Thursday will be fought on ...
News Zambia » Western » Economy: Grassroots projects growing in western Zambia
KAOMA, Zambia (UNHCR) - A little initiative goes a long way in western Zambia, where a rural development programme is making students sit up and listen, helping farmers reap better harvests, and ...
News Zambia » Western » Economy: Zambia's Hichilema Seeks to Turn Debt Recovery Into Economic Expansion
Zambia's Hichilema Seeks to Turn Debt Recovery Into Economic Expansion By Nilutpal Timsina LUSAKA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - After restructuring Zambia's debt in his first term, Hakainde Hichilema says ...