Zambia

Egypt on Monday called for an overhaul of the international debt system as it co-hosted, with Zambia, a session on…

Egypt’s mounting debt burden and the growing weight of external obligations have pushed the government towards a…

Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) Chairman Ali El-Ghamrawy met with a joint delegation from Egypt’s Wadi El Nile…

Zambia has reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF for a $194 million disbursement under the Fifth Review of…

Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) Chairman Ali El-Ghamrawy met virtually with the Zambian Medicines Regulatory…

Zambia’s copper production rose nearly 30 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, reaching…

Egypt officially assumed the presidency of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Council of Ministers,…

An official Zambian delegation visited the Nasr City Free Zone in Cairo to explore Egypt’s experience in free zone…

Zambia's Health Minister Elijah Julake Moshima visited the Arab Organisation for Industrialisation (AOI) as part of…

Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) hosted the inaugural Egypt-Zambia Business Forum…

Egypt and Zambia are strengthening their bilateral relations with the signing of a memorandum of understanding…

Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Engineer Hassan El-Khatib, met on Monday, with Zambian Minister…

Trade between Egypt and Zambia declined to $96 million in 2024, down from $183 million in 2023, according to data…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has completed the fourth review of Zambia's 38-month Extended…

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) approved joining the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) in November…

Egypt’s total trade with African Union countries reached $9.2 billion in 2023, marking a 5.7 per cent increase from…

Zambia raised its benchmark interest rate to 14 per cent on Wednesday as inflation continues to surpass the Bank of…

The European Union (EU) has decided to resume budgetary support to Zambia for the first time in a decade,…

The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with several multilateral development banks (MDBs), has…

China signed on Wednesday an agreement to revamp the Tazara railway, a vital transportation link between Zambia and…

Zambia's Energy Regulation Board is evaluating a proposal from Zesco Ltd., the state-owned power utility, to raise…

Zimbabwe has downgraded its 2024 economic growth forecast to 2 per cent from 3.5 per cent, due to an El…

China Railway 20th Bureau Group (CR20) has completed the longest bridge on the 72-km railway line from Marka, near…

Sri Lanka has reached an agreement to restructure $12.6 billion in bonds, moving closer to finalising its debt…

The IMF Executive Board has completed the third review of Zambia's 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and…

Zambia is gearing up to establish a fresh entity dedicated to investment and trading in minerals, aiming to…

Africa's economic growth is poised to accelerate to 3.7 per cent this year and 4.3 per cent next, up from 3.1 per…

Zambia has made significant strides towards resolving its financial crisis, with over 90 per cent of its $3 billion…

Zimbabwe's telecommunications regulatory authority has approved Elon Musk's Starlink, the satellite arm of SpaceX,…

Zambia's kwacha plunged to a historic low against the US dollar On Wednesday, hitting 27.30, a manifestation of…

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Board has approved a significant amendment aimed at granting it greater…

The Paris Club, a group mainly comprising developed country creditors, reportedly extended Ethiopia's deadline to…

Zambia is in talks to restructure $3.3 billion of commercial debt, following a recent agreement with overseas…

China will continue cooperating with all sides to advance Zambia's debt restructuring, a foreign ministry…

Africa's public debt is projected to remain elevated above pre-pandemic levels in 2024 and 2025, with numerous…

Zambia's central bank has raised its benchmark lending rate by 150 basis points to 12.5 per cent, for the fifth…

KoBold Metals which is based in California announced that it may consider partnerships to expedite the development…

The World Bank Executive Board approved on Saturday a $125 million loan for Zambia, in a step to restore…

The African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed on Sunday a dual tranche term loan facility worth €175…

The Egyptian Authority for Unified Purchasing (UPA) supplied  Zambia with pharmaceutical supplies valuing $24…