Zambia won near-unanimous bondholder backing to buy back a US$1.36bn bond using a US$600m AfDB loan, committing up to US$275m over 15 years to grid
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13.5%: How a Bumper Harvest Let the Bank of Zambia Cut Rates
The Bank of Zambia cut its policy rate 75bps to 13.5% in February 2026, citing a bumper maize harvest, a firmer kwacha and falling inflation, with 6-8% seen by
The Investment Map for Liuwa Plain, Bangweulu and Community Conservation
Mapping the investment case in Liuwa Plain and Bangweulu: migration and birding, fisheries, community lodges and conservation as a rural employer.
K146 Billion Gone: Inside Zambia’s Illicit-Flows Epidemic
Zambia recorded K146.18bn in illicit financial flows from 2022 to 2024, mostly from commercial activity and tax evasion — a structural drain on fiscal
Trade finance: the quiet plumbing behind Africa’s exports to China
Tariffs and protocols open the market, but a shipment only sails when someone finances it. The credit, insurance and bonds behind African exports rarely make headlines, yet they decide who can trade.
CADFund: The state vehicle quietly underwriting China’s Africa investments
A China Development Bank fund built to coax Chinese firms into Africa has committed roughly US$7.6bn across 39 countries. Its job is less to spend than to make others spend.
Industrial Parks as Gateways: Ethiopia’s FDI Bet, Measured at the Exit
Ethiopia’s parks pulled in record FDI and tens of thousands of jobs. The IFC’s diagnostic is admiring and wary in the same breath: the gateway works, but the road past it is congested.
The Investment Map for South Luangwa and the Economics of Safari Excellence
An investor’s map of South Luangwa safari economics: premium lodges, guide training, conservation finance and local supply chains as one connected system.
Green Industrial Chains: A US$700 Million Fund Bets on Africa Keeping the Value
A China-Africa Green Industrial Chain fund of about RMB 5 billion, with seven early projects approved, signals a next-phase pitch: not just power, but the supply chains around it – and the value they