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    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      HTSIThe HTSI wedding special 2023
      Four dreamy destinations for romantic getaways

      From quiet coastal Vietnam to a next-level safari in Zambia

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Zambian finance minister criticises creditor delays in debt restructuring

      Beijing’s demand that multilateral lenders should participate adds to delays

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      China is ‘barrier’ to ending Zambian debt crisis, says Janet Yellen

      US Treasury secretary wants progress from Beijing on deal that has taken ‘far too long’ to resolve

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      US foreign policy
      Yellen to visit African countries as US steps up overtures

      Washington is seeking to entice nations away from financial and resource ties to China

    • Saturday, 10 December, 2022
      Peter Hain
      Lead mining pollution in Zambia is an ESG test case

      Investors must decide where they sit in dispute over former Anglo American Kabwe mine

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      Glencore
      Zambia questions ex-minister over alleged Glencore political payment

      Anti-Corruption Commission probe in African nation is latest headache for trading house

    • Thursday, 6 October, 2022
      Global Economy
      Zambia’s chance to set the global financial architecture

      Where Lusaka leads, others will follow?

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      EU wants tax to fight ‘astronomic’ electricity bills

      Zambia’s $1.3bn IMF bailout to test how China handles defaults

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      Zambia seeks $8bn debt relief

      Lusaka’s demand, after it secured an IMF bailout, will test China’s willingness to accept writedowns

    • Thursday, 1 September, 2022
      Zambia’s $1.3bn IMF bailout to test how China handles defaults

      Beijing was Lusaka’s biggest creditor with $6bn in loans before southern African country’s default in 2020

    • Saturday, 30 July, 2022
      China agrees landmark debt relief deal for Zambia

      Agreement between official creditors paves way for IMF bailout and sets precedent for other troubled economies

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      Behind the Money podcast17 min listen
      Is Sri Lanka’s economic crisis a canary in the coal mine?

      The south Asian nation is facing dire fuel and food shortages amid ongoing economic and political crises. What does that mean for the rest of the world?

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      Chinese economy
      China’s pivotal role under scrutiny as Zambia seeks debt relief

      Restructuring closely watched by other countries for signs of how Beijing will respond to defaults

    • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
      Vanessa Nakate
      Debt suffocates African nations’ ability to respond to climate change

      Bondholders are preventing low-income countries from protecting vulnerable populations

    • Monday, 9 May, 2022
      Mining
      First Quantum to make biggest foreign investment in Zambia in a decade

      Miner to spend $1.25bn on copper project expansion as country’s president seeks to revive economy

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
      The Commodities NotePeter Leon
      Zambia must restore foreign confidence to revitalise its mining sector

      The government needs to assure overseas capital that the country is a safe and secure place to invest

    • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The Covid aftermath requires sovereign debt restructuring

      Better mechanisms are needed to help Sri Lanka, Zambia and others resolve their debts

    • Sunday, 30 January, 2022
      Interview
      Zambia’s president vows not to favour Chinese creditors in restructuring

      Debt challenge seen as test of whether Beijing will accept losses from loans made to Africa

    • Friday, 3 December, 2021
      Zambia agrees $1.4bn bailout with IMF

      Landmark deal marks first step towards securing debt relief from Chinese and other creditors

    • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
      InterviewAfrican economy
      Zambia’s new president tackles debt mountain and empty treasury

      After bond default in 2020, Hichilema must reassure investors he can stabilise the copper-rich nation

    • Monday, 16 August, 2021
      Zambia’s opposition leader wins presidential election

      Incumbent Edgar Lungu accepts results as Hakainde Hichilema sweeps to victory

    • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
      News in-depthAfrican politics
      Zambia braced for tight election race ahead of IMF bailout talks

      Southern African nation heads to the polls against backdrop of debt crisis

    • Tuesday, 3 August, 2021
      The Commodities NoteJames Otto
      Resource-rich countries need to get their mining tax systems right

      Governments should implement policies that both encourage investment and fill state coffers

    • Friday, 18 June, 2021
      ObituaryKenneth Kaunda
      Kenneth Kaunda, founding president of Zambia, 1924-2021

      Independence leader who fought white rule and helped shape postcolonial southern Africa

    • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
      Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president, dies aged 97

      Leader governed with iron fist for decades but became example to region’s strongmen by restoring democracy

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