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The years 2013 & 2014 will be remembered as the vintage years for the cement company. If you held stock...
BAT Zambia – War against illicit trade
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ZANACO – Big, Strong and Reliable in 2016?
Charity Lumpa (Chairperson) in her annual report for the 2016 makes a very bold statement that shows intent that ZANACO...
Investrust Bank: Negative Earnings but still in transition
So much has changed from the time Investrust Bank published its 2016 annual report. For example, Dr Jacob Mwanza’s statement...
Zambeef aggressively feeding the nation..and literally growing value
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ZCCM-IH Getting bigger
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Corporate Governance could be the key in boasting confidence in Zambia’s Stock Exchange
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Property continues to be a sure bet for REIZ Plc
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When did debt become a bad thing?
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Madison Financial Services – A class act in the art of diversification
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The Financial Insights of Zambia was established in 2017 as a follow up to the success of The Financial Health of Zambia’s Premier Companies blog which was birthed as an idea that would address the challenge Zambian investors had in understanding how companies within the economy created value. Armed with the annual reports of companies listed on the Lusaka Stock Exchange, we bring business analysis and valuation of these premier companies.