Economy
Three Reasons Investors Should Be Cheerful – Despite Tariff Chaos
From fresh tariffs and fracturing alliances to recession warnings, the headlines scream turmoil. But for investors willing to tune out the noise and focus on the underlying data, there...
Economy
Italy Commits $270 Million to Lobito Corridor Rail Project
The Italian Government has committed $270 million towards the development of the Lobito Corridor, a major railway infrastructure project linking Zambia, Angola, and the...
Economy
ZESCO to Add 500 Megawatts of Solar Power to National Grid
ZESCO has announced plans to add approximately 500 megawatts of electricity from various solar power initiatives to the national grid in the near future,...
Economy
ZCCM-IH Minority Shareholders and the Problem of Neo-Colonial Meddling in Zambia’s Sovereign Affairs
By Dr. Chris Patricks
CAPE TOWN,
The principle of national sovereignty is not up for debate. It is enshrined in international law and the United Nations...
Economy
Markets can’t ignore the next Pope
Whoever is elected to lead the Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis could have real consequences for global markets, affirms the CEO...
Economy
New Kwacha Notes: No Inflation, Just a Strategic Currency Reset – Jito Kayumba
New Kwacha Notes: No Inflation, Just a Strategic Currency Reset – Jito Kayumba
Lusaka, Zambia – April 21, 2025
Presidential Economic Advisor Jito Kayumba has assured...
Economy
US and China headed for currency war: warns deVere CEO
Trump’s tariff-led trade war is pushing the world’s two largest economies toward a new front: a currency war— “one that will be gradual, deliberate,...
Economy
Response to ZESCO’s Statement on Load Shedding
ZESCO Board Chairperson Vickson Ncube’s admission that load shedding will only be “managed, not eliminated” highlights a critical failure in our national energy strategy....
Economy
Dollar confidence crisis as Euro soars to 3-year high
The euro has surged to a three-year high against the dollar, marking a powerful signal that a full-blown crisis of confidence in the US...
Economy
Trump tariffs: start of the backpedaling begins
The start of “the great tariff backpedal is officially underway,” predicts Nigel Green, CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and...
Economy
The Controversial Sale of Mopani: A Betrayal of Zambia’s Mineral Sovereignty
The recent sale of ZCCM-IH’s 51% stake in Mopani Copper Mines to Abu Dhabi’s International Resources Holdings (IRH), done without parliamentary approval, has once...