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Zambia

Swashbuckling adventure novelist Wilbur Smith dies aged 88

JOHANNESBURG: Zambian-born bestselling adventure author Wilbur Smith has died at his home in South Africa after a...

Published 15 Nov, 2021 05:24am

Markets

Zambian president to meet IMF, World Bank in Washington

President Hakainde Hichilema's spokesman, Anthony Bwalya, in a statement issued from New York, did not say when the meetings would take place

Published 23 Sep, 2021 11:29am

World

'Cattle boy' millionaire: Zambia's new president

The veteran opposition politician made six bids for the presidency before finally landing the top job in a landslide

Published 24 Aug, 2021 09:26am

World

Zambia's opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential vote at sixth bid

With 155 of 156 constituencies reporting, official results showed Hichilema had captured a landslide of 2,810,757 votes against 1,814,201 for President Edgar Lungu

Published 16 Aug, 2021 09:59am

World

Zambia gears up for tense economy-dominated vote

LUSAKA: Campaigning was winding up Wednesday on the eve of Zambia’s tightly fought presidential and legislative...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am

World

Zambia's former president Kaunda hospitalised: official

Kaunda ruled Zambia for 27 years, taking the helm after the country gained independence from Britain in October 1964.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 07:34pm

Markets

Glencore losses deepen on massive write-offs

The trading arm of the company saw operating profit soar 41 percent to $3.3 billion, reflecting the huge volatility of metal and oil prices.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 02:37pm

World

Zambia allocated 8.7mn COVID-19 vaccines from African Union

Zambia, with a population close to 18 million, has 45,337 COVID-19 cases and 639 people have died from the disease.

Published 24 Jan, 2021 06:27pm

World

Zambia, IMF to hold talks on credit facility from next month

The programme discussions will centre of the government's objectives to attain fiscal and debt sustainability.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 09:06pm

World

IMF to assess plan for indebted Zambia in coming weeks

(We) will be assessing in the coming weeks how the IMF could support the authorities' reform efforts through a possible Fund program.
Although Zambia is a major copper producer, the southern African country's debt-to-GDP ratio is nearly 140%.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 02:10am

World

Zambia requests financing arrangement with the IMF

Zambia became Africa's first pandemic-era sovereign default last month after it failed to pay a $42.5 million coupon on one of its Eurobonds.
"The Fund is currently assessing this request,"

Published 09 Dec, 2020 12:38am

Gainers
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Leaders

Stock	Price
J.A.Textile / Dec 8 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Janana D Mal / Dec 8 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	71.63 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
J. D. W. / Dec 8 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	209.06 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Jubilee Gen. Ins. / Dec 8 Jubilee General Insurance Limited(JGICL)	45.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
J.K.Spinning / Dec 8 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	44.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Jubile Life InsXD / Dec 8 Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited(JLICL)	235.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
John&Philips / Dec 8 Johnson & Phillips (Pakistan) Limited(JOPP)	47.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Jap. Power / Dec 8 Japan Power Generation Limited(JPGL)	1.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
JS Bank Ltd / Dec 8 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	4.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Dec 8 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	15.02 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
J.A.Textile / Dec 8 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Janana D Mal / Dec 8 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	71.63 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
J. D. W. / Dec 8 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	209.06 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Jubilee Gen. Ins. / Dec 8 Jubilee General Insurance Limited(JGICL)	45.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
J.K.Spinning / Dec 8 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	44.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Jubile Life InsXD / Dec 8 Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited(JLICL)	235.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
John&Philips / Dec 8 Johnson & Phillips (Pakistan) Limited(JOPP)	47.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Jap. Power / Dec 8 Japan Power Generation Limited(JPGL)	1.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
JS Bank Ltd / Dec 8 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	4.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Dec 8 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	15.02 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 8	176.89
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 8	176.79
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 8	113.51
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 8	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 8	1.32
Euro to USD / Dec 8	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Dec 8	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 8	4686.75
India Sensex / Dec 8	57633.65
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 8	28455.60
Nasdaq / Dec 8	15686.92
Hang Seng / Dec 8	23983.66
FTSE 100 / Dec 8	7339.90
Dow Jones / Dec 8	35719.43
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 8	15813.94
France CAC40 / Dec 8	7065.39