LUSAKA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's economy grew by 2.4 percent in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2021, its statistics agency said on Thursday. The economic growth was buoyed by positive performances in public administration and education at 1.9 ...
Despite recent strong economic growth and its status as a lower middle-income country, widespread and extreme rural poverty and high unemployment levels remain significant problems, made worse by a high birth rate, a relatively high HIV/AIDS burden, by market-distorting agricultural and energy polici...
Inflation is projected to remain in single digits, reflecting prudent monetary policy, while the objective of exchange rate policy is to maintain external competitiveness. Increasing domestic revenue collection remains a priority for the medium term and large infrastructure developments will require ...
Religions:Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%, other 2.7% (includes Muslim Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha'i), none 1.8% (2010 est.) Literacy rate:61.4% (2007 est.) Economic summary:GDP/PPP(2013 est.): $25.47 billion; per capita $1,800.Real growth rate:6%.Inflation:7.1%.Unemployment:15...
Religions: Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%, other 2.7% (includes Muslim Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha'i), none 1.8% (2010 est.) Literacy rate: 61.4% (2007 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2013 est.): $25.47 billion; per capita $1,800. Real growth rate: 6%. Inflation: 7.1%. ...
Religions:Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%, other 2.7% (includes Muslim Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha'i), none 1.8% (2010 est.) Literacy rate:61.4% (2007 est.) Economic summary:GDP/PPP(2013 est.): $25.47 billion; per capita $1,800.Real growth rate:6%.Inflation:7.1%.Unemployment:15...
rate of growth has consistently outperformed the global rate over the last decade; World Bank Global Economic Prospects 2014 reports that the growth rate in sub- Saharan Africa (SSA) is expected to improve to 5.1 percent in 2016, from an estimated flat rate of sub-5 percent in 2014 and ...
In 2000 the birth rate stood at 41.9 births per 1,000 population while the death rate was 22.08 deaths per 1,000. With similar annual growth rates, the population will stand at 13,201,000 in 2015 and 21,965,000 in 2050. Zambians of African descent constitute 98.2 percent of the ...
particularly in measurements of life expectancy at birth (about 37 years) and maternal mortality (729 per 100,000 pregnancies). The country's rate of economic growth cannot support rapid population growth or the strain which HIV/AIDS related issues (i.e., rising medical costs, decline in worke...
"By maintaining the policy rate at 9.75 percent, monetary policy is also intended to support financial sector stability and economic growth," he said. The central bank chief, however, said prompt and effective implementation of fiscal adjustment measures remains critical in supporting sustainable macroe...