Zambia Budget 2015
Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda delivered the Budget Statement 2015 earlier today. I have read through it but not fully process it. Everything in the Budget was leaked to the Post newspaper. There...
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2015 Budget in Words
A visual representation of the Budget yesterday as delivered. I thought it was worth showing how the word "continue" stands out. The main surprise is how often the word governance is used!AUTHOR Chola...
View ArticleA new mining tax regime
Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda last week delivered the Budget Statement 2015. As the Post newspaper already revealed, government is reducing its share in ZCCM-IH to 60%. Chikwanda also appeared...
View ArticleZambia's Sixth National Development Plan
I have been forgetting to share this document, though I suspect many of you may already have downloaded it from other sources. This is the plan that defines what the Patriotic Front are allegedly...
View ArticleDraft Constitution of Zambia
The Government has now published the draft Constitution of Zambia after persistent demands by civil society and other members of public. There is no roadmap on what happens next. What is clear is that...
View ArticleZambia's Sovereign Wealth Fund
Alexander Chikwanda in the Budget 2015 announced that Government is establishing a Sovereign Wealth Fund [SWF] :A culture of living hand-to-mouth does not safeguard the interest of posterity. We have...
View ArticlePresident Sata is dead
Government has announced the death of President Michael Sata. Below is the address to the nation by the Secretary to the Cabinet Roland Msiska : Fellow country men and women.As you are aware, His...
View ArticleFunding and Regulating Higher Education in Zambia
By Henry KyambalesaThe news concerning the thousands of our fellow citizens who have withdrawn from the University of Zambia where they were accepted to pursue studies because they could not get...
View ArticleZCCM-IH Annual Report 2014
The latest ZCCM-IH Annual Report is embedded below. ZCCM-IH is the investments holding company majority owned by the GRZ and holds minority equity interests in the successor mining companies created...
View ArticleProfiting from Sata's death
We are already getting some indications of what the death of President Sata may mean for some economic policies. There are reports that Government may be backing away from plans to impose a 20 percent...
View ArticleIs it time for Zambia to RESET?
The death of President Michael Sata has generated many questions from our readers. One of the questions we are being asked is this. Is it possible for the presidential by-election to be combined with...
View ArticleA complete circus
A few stories you may have missed.There's circus in PF today. Guy Scott fired PF Secretary General Edgar Lungu MP and appointed Davies Mwila MP. Only for Mwila to decline the appointment publicly...
View ArticlePardoning Criminals
The last act of President Michael Sata was to pardon 975 inmates as Zambia marked the National Independence Golden Jubilee. The president has powers under Article 59 of the Constitution of Zambia to...
View ArticleShocking political incompetence
It has been another day of shocking political incompetence in PF. We woke up to news that Nixon Chilangwa MP had naively taken on the most unwanted job in the country. He had accepted the job of PF...
View ArticleDrug quality and global trade
Editor's note: The article below is taken from a VoxEU publication 'Drug quality and global trade' by Attaran et al. It finds that drug quality is poorer among Indian-labelled drugs purchased inside...
View ArticleZambia after Sata
Zambia is pregnant with opportunities but the country is facing delicate economic risks that demands focused leadership. Given the strong focus that Michael Sata placed on social infrastructure in...
View ArticleHichilema stutters on the economy
Hakainde Hichilema (UPND) has kicked off the bid for your presidential vote with an interesting press release. Here are the key quotes relating to the economy :“It is time to strengthen our economy...
View ArticleMonetary Policy Statement (November 2014)
Editor's note: BOZ Governor Michael Gondwe yesterday delivered the following Monetary Policy Statement. It is intended as a quarterly snapshot of the state of the economy, with particular focus on the...
View ArticleSata's economic legacy
What is Michael Sata’s economic legacy? Here is how the Fredson Yamba (Treasury Secretary) explained it in a press release after Sata died :Under [Sata’s] able leadership and guidance, the economy grew...
View ArticleEconomic developments (Debt, Aviation, Health)
Some interesting economic news that may have escaped your attention in the middle of the current political excitment! Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda wants Cabinet to approve a US$100m loan in...
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