By Liana Chikwekwe 28th February 2024 Zambia has been grappling with a severe cholera outbreak since October 2023. As of February 2024, over 20,000 cases and over 690 deaths have been reported since the outbreak. This has contributed to a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 3.4% and exceeds the World Health Organization acceptable benchmark for …
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By Dr.Herrick Mpuku and Ignatius Masilokwa 4th January 2024 The year 2023 has been a bleak year for the country, with stunning reversals in economic performance as reflected in the inflation, GDP growth and the exchange rate. While wider global economic issues have played a big part in this, certain internal considerations are pertinent in …
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The Emerging Themes Unit researches on various interdisciplinary and cross-cutting issues relevant to policy and sustainable development. The Unit provides sound policy analysis and research in areas such as Climate Change, Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development.
The Human Development Unit researches in areas of poverty, education, health, labour markets and other social sectors. The unit provides a resource base on objectively researched policy issues in the social sector in Zambia, and to build capacity in social policy analysis, especially in Government and the private sector.
The Public Finance Unit’s overall goal is to improve public policy for growth through policy analysis and research. It focusses on the analysis of public expenditure management, domestic and public external debt, and tax policy.
The overall goal of the Macroeconomics Unit is to improve public policy for growth, equity and poverty reduction through macroeconomic policy analysis and research. It focuses on the analysis of pertinent macroeconomic policy issues such as interest rates, inflation, and exchange rate movements; domestic and external public debt.
The Trade and Investment Unit researches domestic and international trade policy issues. The main objective of the unit is to strengthen Zambia’s capacity in identifying suitable domestic trade reforms. The unit further supports the development of appropriate investment policies while encouraging regional cooperation and international trade policy dialogue.
