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Zambia Coffee Exports Come to a Close

Monday, 01 March 2010 10:13 administrator

The coffee export sales are coming to a close for the 2009 season with the exported total reaching 1,593 Mts. This was slightly above the projection of green (clean) bean coffee and was sold at an average price of USD3, 352.94/Mt. as opposed to the 2008 season average price of USD2, 635.93/Mt. The weighted differential was US cents +25.97/Ib as opposed to the 2008 season weighted differential of US cents +5.60/Ib.

Inflation Rate Increases

Monday, 01 March 2010 10:09 administrator

The annual rate of inflation as measured by the all items Consumer Price Index (CPI) now stands at 9.8% from 9.6% recorded in January 2010. The recent fuel price increase and increases in some food products prices resulted in an increase of 0.2 percentage point in the annual inflation rate in February 2010 hence the annual inflation rate is 0.2 percentage points shy of hitting a double digit inflation rate. The government has targeted to contain inflation rate to a single digit of about 8.3% by the end of the year.

Zambia Records Trade Surplus

Monday, 01 March 2010 10:10 administrator

Zambia recorded a Trade surplus valued at K316.3 billion in January 2010. The major export product in January 2010 were from intermediate goods category accounting for 83.1% comprising mainly copper cathodes & sections of refined copper; plates, wire and sheets of refined copper and articles. Raw materials were second with 11.1% comprising mainly copper ores & concentrate and cobalt ores & concentrates.

New Land Rates a Mistake Government Says

Monday, 01 March 2010 10:05 administrator

Government has responded to the Union’s reaction over the increase of land rates by nearly 1000% by the operation of Statutory Instrument No: 110. Government has informed that the new rates were as a result of a mistake. In the meantime, Government has requested the ZNFU to give the Ministry of Lands a bit of time to rectify the error after consulting the other relevant Government ministries. In view of this, the Union would like to advise the farmers not pay any land rates until the alleged anomaly is rectified.

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