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๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—œ๐— ๐—™ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ. ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€
๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—œ๐— ๐—™ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ. ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€
๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—œ๐— ๐—™ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ. ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€

๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—œ๐— ๐—™ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ. ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€

Zambia's Ministry of Finance just released an important statement on the IMF programme. The headline............

January 21, 2026
Benin: the African Development Fund grants an additional $28 million in financing to boost the private sectorโ€™s contribution to the country's economy
Benin: the African Development Fund grants an additional $28 million in financing to boost the private sectorโ€™s contribution to the country's economy

Benin: the African Development Fund grants an additional $28 million in financing to boost the private sectorโ€™s contribution to the country's economy

The objective of this financial support is to increase the contribution made by Benin's private sect............

January 21, 2026
Nigeria: African Development Bank Group loans $500 million to support economic governance and energy transition
Nigeria: African Development Bank Group loans $500 million to support economic governance and energy transition

Nigeria: African Development Bank Group loans $500 million to support economic governance and energy transition

Benefits will also accrue to private businesses in the form of improved investment climate and oppor............

January 21, 2026
African Leaders Advance Energy, Gas and Financing Plans Ahead of Paris Summit
African Leaders Advance Energy, Gas and Financing Plans Ahead of Paris Summit

African Leaders Advance Energy, Gas and Financing Plans Ahead of Paris Summit

African leaders at the G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum pushed local capital, regulatory stability............

January 21, 2026
Casablanca to Host the 4th OIC Business Intelligence Center (OBIC) Capacity-Building Programme, Strengthening Credit Information Systems Across Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States
Casablanca to Host the 4th OIC Business Intelligence Center (OBIC) Capacity-Building Programme, Strengthening Credit Information Systems Across Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States

Casablanca to Host the 4th OIC Business Intelligence Center (OBIC) Capacity-Building Programme, Strengthening Credit Information Systems Across Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States

The three-day programme will convene senior officials and experts to examine the role of business in............

January 21, 2026
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) and Afreximbank Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Arabโ€“Africa Trade and Investment
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) and Afreximbank Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Arabโ€“Africa Trade and Investment

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) and Afreximbank Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Arabโ€“Africa Trade and Investment

Through the cooperation, ICIEC and Afreximbank will align their strategic decision-support tools, de............

January 21, 2026
African Development Bank Group (AfDBโ€™s) Adaptation Benefits Mechanism Concludes Pilot Phase, Moves to Establish Permanent Secretariat by 2027
African Development Bank Group (AfDBโ€™s) Adaptation Benefits Mechanism Concludes Pilot Phase, Moves to Establish Permanent Secretariat by 2027

African Development Bank Group (AfDBโ€™s) Adaptation Benefits Mechanism Concludes Pilot Phase, Moves to Establish Permanent Secretariat by 2027

African Development Bank Group launches ABM transition phase and call for expressions of hosting int............

January 21, 2026
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Institute Delivers Capacity Building Program for Tunisian Institutions
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Institute Delivers Capacity Building Program for Tunisian Institutions

Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Institute Delivers Capacity Building Program for Tunisian Institutions

Organized in response to a request from the Government of Tunisia, the program aimed to equip partic............

January 21, 2026
AMAN Union Recognizes Excellence in capacity Building at 15th Annual General Meeting
AMAN Union Recognizes Excellence in capacity Building at 15th Annual General Meeting

AMAN Union Recognizes Excellence in capacity Building at 15th Annual General Meeting

This initiative underscores AMAN Unionโ€™s commitment to strengthening institutional capacity, promoti............

January 21, 2026
The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) Announces Landmark Investment in Africa Minerals and Metals Processing Platform (A2MP) to Drive Africaโ€™s Mining and Industrial Transformation
The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) Announces Landmark Investment in Africa Minerals and Metals Processing Platform (A2MP) to Drive Africaโ€™s Mining and Industrial Transformation

The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) Announces Landmark Investment in Africa Minerals and Metals Processing Platform (A2MP) to Drive Africaโ€™s Mining and Industrial Transformation

This investment underscores Afreximbankโ€™s commitment to supporting Africaโ€™s mining sector and ensuri............

January 21, 2026
30th United Nations Climate Conference (COP 30): Multilateral development banks reaffirm their commitment to climate finance, pledge innovative funding for adaptation
30th United Nations Climate Conference (COP 30): Multilateral development banks reaffirm their commitment to climate finance, pledge innovative funding for adaptation

30th United Nations Climate Conference (COP 30): Multilateral development banks reaffirm their commitment to climate finance, pledge innovative funding for adaptation

He panel followed the official opening of COP30, marked by a passionate appeal from Brazilian Presid............

January 21, 2026
African Development Bank Group grants $100 million loan to Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) to support development of sustainable infrastructure
African Development Bank Group grants $100 million loan to Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) to support development of sustainable infrastructure

African Development Bank Group grants $100 million loan to Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) to support development of sustainable infrastructure

The Bankโ€™s loan will enable the Fund to continue mobilising private capital for impactful projects t............

January 21, 2026
The Africa24 Group offers you: UK-Francophone West and Central African Trade and Investment Forum
The Africa24 Group offers you: UK-Francophone West and Central African Trade and Investment Forum

The Africa24 Group offers you: UK-Francophone West and Central African Trade and Investment Forum

For two days, it will be the nerve centre for business leaders and political leaders from West and C............

January 21, 2026
Daily FiZ - Wednesday 09/07

Daily FiZ - Wednesday 09/07

Good afternoon. Hereโ€™s what you need to knowVedanta Resources reportedly engages Worley to raise $1 ............

January 21, 2026
Daily FiZ - Friday 04/07

Daily FiZ - Friday 04/07

Good afternoon. Hereโ€™s what you need to knowCost of living increases by K490.41Trump Plans to Start ............

January 21, 2026
๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ

๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ

With the position of President (CEO) of the African Development Bank becoming vacant in November 202............

November 15, 2024
๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ & ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜ โ€“ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ
๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ & ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜ โ€“ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ
๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ & ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜ โ€“ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ

๐—ญ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ & ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜ โ€“ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€Year-on-year inflation for January 2025 remained steady at 16.7%.โ€ข Food inflation fi............

February 5, 2025
Zambia's Economy Plays a Bittersweet Melody of 2.5% Q3 Growth Amid Inflation Disruptions
Zambia's Economy Plays a Bittersweet Melody of 2.5% Q3 Growth Amid Inflation Disruptions
Zambia's Economy Plays a Bittersweet Melody of 2.5% Q3 Growth Amid Inflation Disruptions

Zambia's Economy Plays a Bittersweet Melody of 2.5% Q3 Growth Amid Inflation Disruptions

Zambia's economy has recorded a bittersweet 2.5% growth in the third quarter of 2024. Amidst this gr............

December 27, 2024
Zambia's Private Sector Under Siege for 12 Months Straight
Zambia's Private Sector Under Siege for 12 Months Straight
Zambia's Private Sector Under Siege for 12 Months Straight

Zambia's Private Sector Under Siege for 12 Months Straight

Zambia's November Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) plunged for the twelfth successive month, as cost ............

December 19, 2024
The Curious Mouse's Guide to Zambia's 2025 National Budget
The Curious Mouse's Guide to Zambia's 2025 National Budget
The Curious Mouse's Guide to Zambia's 2025 National Budget

The Curious Mouse's Guide to Zambia's 2025 National Budget

Zambia's government unwrapped its 2025 National Budget, with a primary focus on economic recovery an............

October 4, 2024
A Bevy of Economic Threats Force Bank of Zambia to Raise Interest Rates
A Bevy of Economic Threats Force Bank of Zambia to Raise Interest Rates

A Bevy of Economic Threats Force Bank of Zambia to Raise Interest Rates

A perfect three-pronged storm of economic challenges is brewing for central bankers. The Bank of Zam............

May 16, 2024
Debt Restructuring Deals Put Zambia in an Economic Catch-22
Debt Restructuring Deals Put Zambia in an Economic Catch-22

Debt Restructuring Deals Put Zambia in an Economic Catch-22

Zambia is on the cusp of completing a deal to restructure its debt amounting to US$13.4 billion, a p............

April 21, 2024
Zambiaโ€™s Economic Growth Defiant Amidst Persistent Troubles
Zambiaโ€™s Economic Growth Defiant Amidst Persistent Troubles
Zambiaโ€™s Economic Growth Defiant Amidst Persistent Troubles

Zambiaโ€™s Economic Growth Defiant Amidst Persistent Troubles

The Zambian economy has continued to grapple with both domestic and international economic challenge............

March 7, 2024