On the 10th of May 2019, I was privileged to speak at the Youth and Agriculture Symposium organisation by Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) at Radisson Blu. My presentation was on Farm Financial Management and despite this being a heavy topic, I was only allocated 20 minutes. I tried my best and managed to […]
The writer is District Agricultural Information Officer, National Agricultural Information Services (NAIS), Minitsry of Agriculture, Pemba. Email: fphiri200@gmail.com Trees are a vital component in the ecosystem—they not only give oxygen, store carbon, stabilise the soil and give refuge to wildlife, but also provide materials for tools, shelter and ultimately, food for both animals and human be
The first quarter of the year saw some rather interesting developments. An unthinkable trade war ensued following months of tense economic relations between China and America. The fallout from this will be felt months after as the spillover effect of sanctions in the technology patent space begin to take effect following the 7 year ban. […]
It started in Bolivia. The year was 1984 when John Hatch saw poor Bolivian farmers struggle for capital. With traditional loans being far from accessible due to lack of collateral and cost deterrents, he saw an opportunity that defined microfinance as we know it today. We at Financial Insight believe that a dual economy exists. […]
Financial Insight is an avid follower of listed companies on LuSE and other stock exchanges. We believe they continue to hold the secret ingredient of unlocking value in sub Saharan Africa. Every investor on any stock exchange looks forward to the end of year audited financials in order to take a peek at how well […]
When the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) adjusted fuel prices upwards, it certainly reduced the purchasing power of most household’s disposable income. In it press release the ERB attributed two fundamental factors that led to the adjustment; the depreciation of the local currency and the volatility of international price crude oil. Unfortunately, this will not be […]
When former Finance Minister Felix Mutati took over the ministry, we had heard him echo the words Domestic Resource Mobilization over and over during his tenure. However, many did not know what the full implications of Domestic Resource Mobilization were. Furthermore, what amazed the team at Financial Insight is that there were bread crumbs that […]
Dr. Denny Kalyalya and his legion of economists have been hard at work over the last 48 hours poring through economic data and coming up with numbers that will be announced tomorrow Wednesday 21st at the MPC briefing. Some key announcements in recent weeks were the plan to restructure government debt. According to Reuters, “Zambia […]
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) are not common in Zambia. However, when they do happen most are seldom in the public domain making it difficult to build a profile for those investors who have an appetite for local assets. Knowing the profile of the investor gives us an idea of whether that investor behaved rationally when […]
Felix Mutati and Alexander Chiteme (Ministers of Finance and Development Planning respectively) are confident that the economic and fiscal consolidation reforms their Government embarked on in 2017 are beginning to yield positive results. According to a statement from Ministry of Finance following a liaison meeting with Zambia’s Cooperating Partners (basically a group entities with deep [&hellip
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