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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: 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: 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 aims to lift economic growth to 7% over next three years
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 » 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 Economic Update: Leveraging energy transition minerals for economic transformation
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 ...
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 ...