Growth

Angola and Zambia are looking to expand integration and cooperation among them in order to promote growth in both their economies. The two embarked on creating transportation infrastructure aimed at linking them. This is aimed at providing mobility for people and moving merchandises across the two countries. Minister of Transport for Angola Augusto Tomas shared these views after visiting construction...

Zambia recently received an upgrade on its credit rating by Moody which is one of the top credit rating agencies. According to Miles Sampa who is the former deputy minister in Finance and Commerce, the new rating is an indication of sound economic leadership by President Edgar Lungu. The former deputy minister said that the move from negative to stable credit rating was a sign of confidence and proper...

To many people around the world, Sub- Sahara Africa is a no-go region especially when one thinks in investment and entrepreneurship lines of thought. However to informed business minded people this region has endless great investment opportunities. Efforts have started to play off in African countries to diversify the economy in order to maintain a steady economic growth.  These calls are aimed at...

In 2017, Zambia climbed up from 98 to 85 on the 2018 World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Rankings. The country was also in seventh position on the Top-10 reformers, with Brunei leading at one. Over the course of the last year, Zambia implemented three reforms that helped making business easier in Lusaka. The reforms were in the areas of getting credit, paying taxes and trading across borders. The...

Zambia can be proud of its economic growth of 3% during the first quarter of 2017 according to research figures. This growth is the result of the activity in the mining, information and communication, as well as financial services sectors. The real estate sector stands to benefit from this situation. Recently, the ZamReal Property Forum, held on 28 September at the Radisson Blu in Lusaka, talked about the...