THE Bank of Zambia says the Financial Stability Committee has assessed that near-term risks to financial stability have risen due to escalating geopolitical tensions that have fuelled the oil shock. In a financial stability statement,... […]

THE FinScope Survey Report of 2025 has disclosed that mobile money service usage increased to 76.2 percent in 2025 from 58.4 percent in 2020. The report has also pointed to saving groups such as village... […]

THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) says farmers should expect a “good” maize floor price for the 2025/2026 marketing season. Recently, National Association for Smallholder Farmers Executive Director Dr Frank Kayula said farmers would be happy... […]

ECONOMIST Professor Lubinda Haabazoka says the projected revenue loss of $200 million as a result of the fuel tax waiver will be compensated by the surge in copper prices on the global market. Recently, government... […]

NATIONAL Association for Smallholder Farmers (NASFA) Executive Director Dr Frank Kayula says farmers will be happy if government maintains the maize floor price at K340 per 50kg bag. Dr Kayula, however, says being an election... […]

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has proposed supplementary budget estimates worth K26.3 billion. Dr Musokotwane says the K26.3 billion supplementary budget will be financed through cooperating partners and some expenditure realignments within... […]

THE annual inflation for April has reduced to 6.8 percent from 7.1 percent recorded in March 2026. Speaking during a media briefing, Thursday, Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) Statistician General Sheila Mudenda said the reduction was... […]

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has adjusted upwards the price of diesel by K4.21 to K33.99 from K29.78, while petrol has been maintained at K27.15. ERB Board Chairperson James Banda says the petrol price has... […]

THE Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) says the projected decline in GDP from 6.4 percent to 4.4 percent in 2026 is reasonable, given the geopolitical tension in the Middle East. EAZ National Secretary Dr Nicholus... […]

ZAMBIA and the Democratic Republic of Congo have accelerated efforts to implement the Simplified Trade Regime (STR). The STR seeks to simplify clearance procedures for small-scale traders and ensure they benefit from preferential trade rates.... […]