Zambia

BMI View: We expect that the Zambian government's expansion of health, education, and housing services, along with its ambitious capital expenditures to improve infrastructure, will... 2013-04-29

Hakainde Hichilema, leader of the Zambian opposition United Party for National Development, has said he will not give in to what he characterised as intimidation tactics by President... 2013-03-28

BMI View: Due to continued investment into the economy, particularly in the mining sector, and improving production at key copper mines which were hampered by adverse weather conditions... 2013-03-28

BMI View: Inflation in Zambia has been muted in recent years, thanks to broadly prudent macroeconomic policies and an increase in domestic food supplies which have kept the prices... 2013-02-22

BMI View: Inflation in Zambia has been muted in recent years, thanks to broadly prudent macroeconomic policies and an increase in domestic food supplies which have kept the prices... 2013-02-22

Nevers Mumba, the leader of the leading opposition party, the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD), has been arrested by Zambian authorities in Kitwe, in the Copperbelt Province.... 2013-01-25

BMI View: Despite expanding copper production, we expect the current account surplus to decline in 2013, due to the expected decline in the prices for industrial metals amid a slowdown... 2013-01-25