Zambia
Economy
The marriage of convenience between the United Party for National Development (UPND) and the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has hit another rough patch, with the MMD director...
2013-04-29Economy
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...
2013-04-29Economy
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...
2013-03-28Economy
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...
2013-03-28Economy
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...
2013-02-22Economy
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...
2013-02-22Economy
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....
2013-01-25Economy
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



