Mapping the Kuomboka commercial opportunity: hospitality, transport, crafts, food, media rights, sponsorship and cultural tourism in Western Province.
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The Businesses Behind Tourism, Conservation Finance and Community Revenue
Conservation bonds, carbon and biodiversity credits, community concessions and supply contracts — four businesses forming around Zambia’s parks.
Tourism, Conservation Finance and Community Revenue Now: The Facts Reshaping the Sector
Between 2022 and 2026 Zambia’s conservation sector filled with pledges. Which are audited gains, which are just announcements, and the test that separates them.
The Investment Map for Heritage Tourism Beyond Victoria Falls
Zambia’s heritage opportunity lies beyond Victoria Falls — in routes, guiding, community-owned lodges and documentation that turn scattered sites into revenue.
The Coupon Time-Bomb: How a Step-Up Clause Threatens Zambia’s Buyback
Creditors moved to block Zambia’s US$1.36bn buyback over a step-up clause lifting the coupon from 0.5% to 7.5%; Fitch warned the risk remains.
The Businesses Behind Domestic Tourism as Zambia’s Resilience Market
Domestic tourism as a market: the weekend trips, school outings, events and mid-market lodging where Zambian operators capture year-round kwacha spend.
Debt for Energy: How Bondholders Backed Zambia’s US$1.36bn Buyback
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
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.