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ECONOMIST Dr Lubinda Haabazoka says the country should expect above six per cent GDP growth if the energy crisis is contained. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently revised downwards its GDP growth projection for Zambia... […]

FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the upgrade in Zambia’s credit rating is a vindication that the country is making progress in restructuring its debt. Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has upgraded Zambia’s long-term... […]

PF presidential candidate Makebi Zulu has announced that the party has proposed to the Central Committee to postpone the holding of the convention to a later date. PF was scheduled to hold a convention on... […]

STANDARD and Poors (S&P) Global Ratings have upgraded its long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Zambia. The upgrade is to CCC+ / C from SD / SD, confirming Zambia’s exit from default... […]

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised downwards its GDP growth projection for Zambia from 5.8 per cent to 5.2 per cent for 2025 and from 6.4 per cent to 5.6 per cent for 2026... […]

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has approved 29 license applications and 12 construction permits across the petroleum, electricity and renewable energy sub-sectors, representing a combined investment pledge of K6 billion. In a statement, Thursday, ERB... […]

FINANCIAL Economist Bright Chizonde argues that macroeconomic stability alone does not guarantee a conducive business environment. Last week, Bank of Zambia Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya said the country was now at a point where macro-stability... […]

THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has issued an investor license to China Zambia Petrochemical Corporation (CZPC) for the development of a US$1.1 billion crude oil refinery and integrated energy complex in Ndola. In a statement,... […]

CHINA Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) says as the TAZARA revitalisation project officially commences today with the groundbreaking ceremony, the firm believes that this is a landmark project of high quality. Recently, government signed a $1.4... […]

MINES and Minerals Development Permanent Secretary Dr Hapenga Kabeta has assured that the just-established Minerals Regulation Commission (MRC) will be free of political interference. Dr Kabeta says the establishment of the commission stems from the... […]