Zambia

Thanks to newly implemented mining taxes, Zambia secured the highest monthly revenue ever from the mining sector in July 2008. Revenues reached ZMK256bn, primarily due to the higher... 2008-08-22

Inflation in Zambia reached 12.6% y-o-y in July, up from 12.1% in June amid warning from the government that further price rises can be expected in the months ahead. Our own view... 2008-08-22

We have lowered our short-term political risk rating for Zambia to 65.6 from 68.1 and our long-term political risk rating to 52.0 from 56.0 on the back of uncertainty surrounding... 2008-07-29

Despite the fact that Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has been incapacitated by a stroke for a month now, we believe the government of Zambia is likely to continue insisting more... 2008-07-28

With metal prices having been elevated over H108, we are forecasting a rise in export proceeds to US$4.0bn, up from US$3.8bn in 2007. Thereafter we expect prices to fall, and correspondingly... 2008-07-28

President Levy Mwanawasa, current chairman of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), has stepped up his criticism of Zimbabwe. Speaking in his capacity as SADC chairman,... 2008-06-26

In view of the government's successful efforts to diversify sources of FDI away from China, coupled with its plans to create more special economic zones and increase 'economic diplomacy',... 2008-06-26

We see scope for short-term depreciation in the kwacha towards ZMK3,500/US$, following a drop in copper's price from US$4.03/lb on April 17 to US$3.56/lb on June 5. Over the last... 2008-06-05

BMI View: We see the exchange rate ending 2008 near its current position around ZMK3,400/US$, as appreciatory pressure from FDI inflows and depreciatory pressure from a potentially... 2008-06-02

BMI View: With one in six working-age adults suffering from HIV/AIDS infection, the economic cost of AIDS is substantial in Zambia. We see little scope for improvement in the long... 2008-05-23