This paper analyses the factors affecting bilateral trade flows between Zambia and other Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states. Empirically, this looks at whether or not Zambia has become more integrated in the COMESA region. Two analytical approaches were used to...
Download PDF ↓Net interest margins (NIM) have been an interesting issue and of great debate. In Zambia, NIM has generally been high thus, having low savings rate and high lending rates. This is not good for the economy because on one hand, it discourages savings thereby, reducing the levels of monies available...
Download PDF ↓There has been a lot of emphasis in Zambia on FDI in the last two decades culminating in a steady increase in FDI flows from about US$200 million in 1990 to about US$920 million in 2008. On the other hand, domestic private investment, as a percentage of GDP has generally been low and has shown...
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