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Kwacha ends 2023 on continued losses against the dollar
The Zambian Kwacha continued to post losses as the year 2023 came to an end on the back of a continued surge in ...
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Zambia’s traditional export earnings rise 20.7% to hit K11.2 billion in November, 2023 (see other stats)
Zambia’s traditional exports earnings have risen to K11.2 billion in November from K9.3 billion the previous month. This represents an increase in terms ...
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Zambia’s inflation rate hits 13.2% to close the year, amid high cost of food prices
Zambia’s annual inflation rate has surged to 13.1 percent in December 2023 due to price movements of selected food items. However, the Consumer ...
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Pressure on Kwacha continues, as reports anticipate some relief from month-end, last-minute salary conversions
The financial market has continued to witness a dry spell of United States (US) dollar supply while demand for the greenback continued to ...
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Kwacha continues losing streak
The Zambian Kwacha traded on the back foot against the United States dollar as demand from large corporates and other importers remained high ...
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Govt says limited use of statistics in policy design caused by low statistical literacy levels
Government has attributed limited use of statistics in policy and decision making to low statistical literacy. This has led to, in most cases, ...
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Kwacha in record crash, trades the lowest in 30 years, depreciates to K25/US dollar
The Kwacha has depreciated the lowest since the post economic liberalisation era to K25 per United States Dollar. This is despite the Copper, ...
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Bank of Zambia dumps $68 million into foreign exchange market to shore up falling Kwacha
The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has offloaded US$68 million into the market to partially address the long growing hard currency demand from market ...
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Inflation rate rises 12.9%, as Zambia records K1.0 billion trade deficit (See other important stats)
Zambia’s annual inflation rate has risen to 12.9 percent in November due to price movements of selected food and non-food items. This is ...
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Zambian Kwacha continues losing streak
The Zambian Kwacha edged lower against a basket of major currencies in Tuesday’s trading session. The local currency neared two-month low to close ...
