Expert Analysis

Zambia’s decision to allow mining companies to pay certain taxes in China’s yuan is an economic development that deserves careful attention. While the announcement has attracted political and geopolitical commentary, its importance lies mainly in how it affects revenue collection, currency management and the broader performance of the economy. For a country where copper remains central to public finances, even technical policy shifts can have wide economic effects. From a p

As of 31st December 2023, a total of K3,987,801,055 had been spent, leaving a balance of K3,542,494,897. Here’s how these funds were...

Governance Failures in CDF Management : Unspent funds, project delays, misused grants, and weak oversight. What needs to change?

Since ACPR’s founding in 2019, we’ve been committed to advancing Zambia’s development through evidence-based research. In 2023, we...

Setting the Scene “It's not what you say, But how you say it!” said Mae West, an American actress (1893-1980). These words go beyond the...

Democracy on the other hand connotes the deriving of authority and mandate to govern from people.

This story is part of a series on the new UPND-Alliance administration and what they’ve planned for their first 100 days—and beyond....

To delve into the UPND Manifesto, a number of economic programs were listed, and the approach of tackling them thereof.

Debt for emerging markets may seem like the handing over of a country’s power to rule itself.

Zambia recorded a power supply deficit of up to 810 megawatts in March 2020, as stated in a press brief by Zambia Electricity Supply...