Zambia’s inflation rate fell in June to the lowest level since early 2018, as price growth softened slightly across the board.

Zambia’s annual inflation slowed to a more than eight-year low in May as a stronger kwacha and a bumper corn harvest tamed prices.

Zambia’s staple corn harvest will exceed 4.1 million tons this year, according to the country’s millers association, a second straight record that could help cool inflation but also poses fiscal risks.

Zambia’s central bank extended its easing cycle as inflation is projected to cool further, even as most policymakers globally adopt a wait-and-see approach to gauge the Iran war’s impact on their forecasts.

Zambia’s talks with the US over a new $2 billion health-aid deal stalled because the proposed agreement included data sharing that would violate citizens’ privacy rights and was conditional on first agreeing to preferential access to mineral resources, the nation’s foreign minister said.

Zambia will supply a refinery it’s planning to build and complete before 2028 with crude delivered initially by road, according to the energy ministry.

Zambia’s cabinet has approved a revised budget for 2026 to address revenue pressures arising from the conflict in the Middle East.

Zambia’s cabinet has approved a revised budget for 2026 to address revenue pressures arising from the conflict in the Middle East.

Flooding severed the Democratic Republic of Congo’s main copper-export corridor after a bridge collapsed just south of the Zambian border, disrupting shipments from the world’s second-largest producer of the metal.

Zambia’s annual inflation rate fell below the central bank’s target ceiling for the first time in almost seven years, bolstering the case for further interest-rate cuts.

Zambia’s central bank lowered its key interest rate for a second straight meeting as it projected a further easing in inflation.

Zambia’s annual inflation rate resumed its downward trend in January, slipping below 10% for the first time in nearly three years, strengthening the case for further cuts in borrowing costs.

Zambia has more than quadrupled the cap on local-currency bonds that foreign investors can buy, a move that may reduce rollover risk as about $1.16 billion in debt payments fall due this year.

Zambia has more than quadrupled the cap on local-currency bonds that foreign investors can buy, a move that may reduce rollover risk as about $1.16 billion in debt payments fall due this year.

A Zambian energy trader plans to build a $100 million power-transmission line to neighboring Tanzania — the first such connection — to help boost electricity supplies to copper mines seeking alternative energy sources.

Zambia will seek a new deal with the International Monetary Fund as its existing program ends this month, with election pressures pointing to a potential agreement in the first half of the year.

Zambia has decided against pursuing a one-year extension of its International Monetary Fund program that’s set to expire this month, the Washington-based lender said on Wednesday, an about turn that will surprise investors.

Zambia has decided against pursuing a one-year extension of its International Monetary Fund program that’s set to expire this month, the Washington-based lender said on Wednesday, an about turn that will surprise investors.

Chinese mine operators in Zambia started paying royalties and taxes in yuan in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer, the latest sign of the growing acceptance of the currency on the continent.

Zambia and Zimbabwe agreed to each contribute $220 million to build the delayed $4.2 billion Batoka Gorge hydropower plant that will supply electricity to both nations.