Mining & Energy
ZESCO faces potential $23.1bn financing gap under power sector reforms —Report
Zambia will require US$31 billion by 2050 to implement its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), while ZESCO could ...
Group links central bank gold purchases to formalisation of small-scale mining
The growing interest by central banks in purchasing domestically produced gold, including from artisanal and small-scale miners, ...
Zambia’s $1.8 billion gold export gap exposed as ZCCM-IH moves to formalise trade
Zambia could be losing out on billions of dollars in potential economic value from gold exports, with ...
Zambia, Botswana explore strategic mining, energy investment partnerships
Zambia and Botswana are exploring strategic partnerships in contract mining, coal trade and energy investments aimed at ...
Mobility Africa
VIEW MOREAFC seeks Zambia, Angola funding for $5 billion Lobito railway as financial projections stall
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is seeking financial support from Zambia and Angola to kick-start construction of a proposed US$3 billion to US$5 ...
ECONOMY
IDC, Chinese firm sign $24 million deal to establish cholera vaccine manufacturing plant
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Jijia (Beijing) International Medical Technology have signed a joint venture agreement ...
COMESA, Russia sign agreement to deepen economic ties
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Russian Federation have signed an agreement ...
Zambia Revenue Authority intercepts 119,500 litres of ethanol falsely declared as paraffin
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has intercepted three trucks carrying 119,500 litres of ethanol falsely declared as ...
Kwacha loses 3.4 percent in October as pressure mounts
The Kwacha depreciated by 3.4 percent against the United States dollar in October, closing the month at ...
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