Zambia economic brief : promoting trade and competitiveness - what can Zambia do? (English)

Zambia continues to experience strong growth, but challenges are building up. Copper prices are declining, and global financial conditions are tightening. At home, the fiscal deficit is becoming difficult to manage, and Zambia's currency has sharply depreciated. The government intends to reduce future budget deficits, but this would involve making difficult political choices. In the past few years inflation and interest rates have declined and the...

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Brulhart,Marius;

Dihel,Nora Carina;

Grover,Arti Goswami;

Guloba,Asumani;

Hoppe,Mombert;

Kambou,Gerard;

Keyser,John C.;

Kukenova,Madina;

Kumar, Praveen;

Ross Larson,Bruce Clifford;

Valadier,Cecile;
Document Date
2014/06/16
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
88863
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Zambia,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2014/06/25
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Zambia economic brief : promoting trade and competitiveness - what can Zambia do?
Keywords
trade and competitiveness

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

ZM-Zambia Economic Briefs -- P148042

Major Sector

FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services

FY17 - Public Administration

FY17 - Energy and Extractives

FY17 - Financial Sector

Theme

FY17 - Macro-financial policies,FY17 - Trade,FY17 - Financial Sector oversight and policy/banking regulation & restructuring,FY17 - External Finance,FY17 - Tax policy,FY17 - Public Finance Management,FY17 - Financial Stability,FY17 - Fiscal sustainability,FY17 - Domestic Revenue Administration,FY17 - Public Expenditure Policy,FY17 - Macroeconomic Resilience,FY17 - Fiscal Policy,FY17 - Debt Management,FY17 - Trade Facilitation,FY17 - Monetary and Credit Policies

Sector

FY17 - Public Administration - Industry, Trade and Services,FY17 - Public Administration - Energy and Extractives,FY17 - Public Administration - Financial Sector,FY17 - Central Government (Central Agencies)

Topics

Copper,Inflation,Mining Policy, Laws, and Regulations,Mining Services,Trade,

Historic Topics

Industry, International Economics and Trade, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth,

Historic SubTopics

Inflation, International Trade and Trade Rules, Mining & Extractive Industry (Non-Energy), Primary Metals,

Unit Owning

EFI-AFR1-MTI-MacroFiscal-2 (EAEM2)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Issue 3|Zambia economic brief;

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Programmatic Approach

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Brulhart,Marius; Dihel,Nora Carina; Grover,Arti Goswami; Guloba,Asumani; Hoppe,Mombert; Kambou,Gerard; Keyser,John C.; Kukenova,Madina; Kumar, Praveen; Ross Larson,Bruce Clifford; Valadier,Cecile.

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