Zambia

President Levy Mwanawasa has steered his pet project of constitutional reform through parliament, but opposition to what some see as unnecessary and self-serving reforms to the country's... 2007-09-02

BMI View:The latest quarterly bulletin from the central bank supports our overall forecast scenario. Inflation fell to 11.1% in June (y-o-y) but should be viewed in the context of... 2007-09-02

We continue to like domestic Zambian debt given the high yields on offer, though our view is caveated by our outlook for the currency, which remains very volatile, and far too exposed... 2007-08-14

Zambia may have a new constitution by December 2008 if the roadmap recently presented by the Zambia Centre for Inter-party Dialogue is accepted and passed in Parliament. This follows... 2007-06-28

BMI View: Investment by the Chinese in new industries such as cement and hi-tech is encouraging as it will likely boost growth and employment. However, while it should bring some... 2007-06-27

The government of Zambia has announced its intention to hold a national referendum to pass a new democratic constitution. This is good news for the people of Zambia as the existing... 2007-06-06

BMI View: Although upside risks remain, there are signs that annualised inflation growth in Zambia has peaked for the current cycle, with two straight monthly contractions in money... 2007-06-05

The recent decision by a British judge to order former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba and 19 others to pay back US$46mn stolen while in office is landmark event in our view.... 2007-05-10

BMI View: Price action in the Zambian kwacha has been more positive in recent weeks, and we feel that further depreciation below the late March lows of ZMK4,280/US$ is unlikely.... 2007-04-17

As the security situation in Zimbabwe worsens, international media attention has begun to focus on the response from neighbouring African countries. While the current response is... 2007-04-02