Commercial banks - mostly subsidiaries of foreign banks - are the most dominant financial institutions in Zambia. The banking system is comprised of 14 commercial banks, holding 90 percent of financial assets. Foreign equity participation is significant, accounting for three quarters of the banking system...

Those aspiring to break into economies at the bottom of pyramid (e.g. Zambia) face the main challenge of how build a business model that would adequately 'sell to the poor', through the acquistion of resources at a cost below their potential and deploying these resources into capabilities that...

A new Norwegian NGOs report on the Zambia - China Relations paints a bleak picture of Zambia's weak external debt control mechanisms. According to the report, loan contracts between China and Zambia are not open to public scrutiny, leaving a lot of power in the hands of the President. The new post...

After giving China a tax free zone, the southern African nation of Zambia wants to create a similar exclusive economic zone for Indian companies to bring 'value-addition' to its mining industry. 'We have had a long partnership in India, with investments in several areas. But what has been...

The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) had arranged a 5-day visit of an 11-member trade delegation to Lusaka, last week. The objective of the visit was to enhance bilateral trade relations, to explore the local market for Pakistani products, to discuss other allied issues with their Zambian...