Covering the performance of companies listed on the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) is always a pleasure. However, there have been interesting discussions regarding a topic we touched on many moons ago. The rise of Bitcoin. We believe Bitcoin should have been a topic of discussion in Zambia from the very beginning. Why? It’s disruptive and […]
Professor Serden Ozcan of the WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management from Germany is passionate about Venture Capital in Africa. Attending his master class was not only insightful but inspiring. The executive education class not only put context to what venture capital was but also provided ways in which African countries such as ours can […]
The proverbial fight between the Kwacha and Dollar continued today (26:10:17) as Bank of Zambia reported the Dollar had finally breached the K10 barrier on interbank at 12:30 pm. An analysis of the performance of the Kwacha since January this year shows the currency had its best months in the first half of the year. […]
The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) is the secondary listing market that Lusaka Securities and Exchange (LuSE) has provided for companies that meet a particular criteria. For some time, TFHZPC has been discussing with LuSE and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the subscription to the AIM. Findings thus far indicate that small and medium sized […]
In anticipation of the Day of National Prayer this past week one of my colleagues jokingly tabled that in addition to peace and reconciliation, as a nation we also need to have specific prayer points directed towards Chinese growth and the global copper price. In as much as it was light banter shared among colleagues, […]
The rhetoric for the 2018 budget is “Accelerating fiscal fitness for sustained inclusive growth, without leaving anyone behind”. The Minister of Finance stated that one of the key macro-economic objectives of 2018 amongst other things, include a GDP growth of 5%. Subsequent, the IMF presented their IV report to the board and the fund praised […]
This is part 2 of a 2-part analysis on the MTDS. If you’re only joining us now let me give a quick recap of the previous article. Basically, the Zambian government, through the Ministry of Finance are publishing the very first Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy. The publication is meant to provide information to all market […]
Over the last couple of months, TFHZPC has been writing on a series of articles that chronicle Fizambia.com’s journey through the experience we have had investing in 5 companies on LuSE. However, although our pursuit has been for capital gains and dividends, there is another beneficiary that we cannot ignore. The Zambian economy. The economy is […]
Over the last couple months, we have analyzed the annual reports of the 23 companies on LuSE. We have demystified some of the jargon that comes with the financial statements. We now believe our astute readers are now ready for the next level of analysis of Zambia Premier Companies. In our first edition, we discuss […]
Premier companies all over Zambia listened with intend when Minister of Finance delivered the 2018 budget to parliament on 29 September 2017. In his presentation, he stated that it would be in 4 parts. Overview of the global economy, performance of the local economy, details of the budget for 2018 and concluding remarks. However, TFHZPC […]
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