At the end of June 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Zambia reached a deal with its Official Creditors Committee (OCC) under the G20 Common Framework for debt relief. Under the deal, Zambia will receive debt relief of $7.7 billion by 2026, in...
Debt relief negotiations are currently taking place, with Zambia expected to be the first country to receive debt relief under the newly created G20 Common Framework. However, the process faces challenges, with China and the United States trading accusations of...
Investec has described Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2023 budget speech as “walking a tightrope in providing financial assistance to Eskom, supporting households and increasing spending” and “credit-neutral”. The national energy crisis took centre stage in the...
In a recent editorial for the Washington Examiner, African Energy Chamber Executive Chair NJ Ayuk labelled Environmental Social Governance (ESG) as "Colonialism 2.0”. Mr Ayuk argues that ESG criteria for financial investments are being weaponised to impose green...
Zambia is in an opportune position to benefit from the growing demand for copper to support the global energy transition. Policymakers in President Hakainde Hichilema’s administration have an opportunity to build a resilient and high-performance Zambian economy to...
News of severe flooding in Australia is just one more reminder of the ravages of climate change. The affliction and what to do about it, given that the world is not mitigating or adapting fast enough, will be the subject of heated debate at the Conference of the...
The social and economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic have created and exacerbated existing risks facing women and girl children in Africa and around the world. Of particular concern are the risks facing girl children. According to a briefing published by Plan...
The impact of climate risk on investment portfolios is overblown, and investors should not worry. After all, some madman always screams about the world's end, which has not ended yet. Stuart Kirk, former Global Head of Responsible Investment at HSBC Asset Management,...
Historically, ESG considerations have largely been ignored because unethical firms would externalise social and environmental costs with impunity. This led to widescale environmental degradation and the abuse of human rights.
Over the last two years, military-led coups have afflicted the West Africa region, particularly in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali (twice).
At the end of June 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Zambia reached a deal with its Official Creditors Committee (OCC) under the G20 Common Framework for debt relief. Under the deal, Zambia will receive debt relief of $7.7 billion by 2026, in...
Debt relief negotiations are currently taking place, with Zambia expected to be the first country to receive debt relief under the newly created G20 Common Framework. However, the process faces challenges, with China and the United States trading accusations of...
Investec has described Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2023 budget speech as “walking a tightrope in providing financial assistance to Eskom, supporting households and increasing spending” and “credit-neutral”. The national energy crisis took centre stage in the...
In a recent editorial for the Washington Examiner, African Energy Chamber Executive Chair NJ Ayuk labelled Environmental Social Governance (ESG) as "Colonialism 2.0”. Mr Ayuk argues that ESG criteria for financial investments are being weaponised to impose green...
Zambia is in an opportune position to benefit from the growing demand for copper to support the global energy transition. Policymakers in President Hakainde Hichilema’s administration have an opportunity to build a resilient and high-performance Zambian economy to...
News of severe flooding in Australia is just one more reminder of the ravages of climate change. The affliction and what to do about it, given that the world is not mitigating or adapting fast enough, will be the subject of heated debate at the Conference of the...
The social and economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic have created and exacerbated existing risks facing women and girl children in Africa and around the world. Of particular concern are the risks facing girl children. According to a briefing published by Plan...
The impact of climate risk on investment portfolios is overblown, and investors should not worry. After all, some madman always screams about the world's end, which has not ended yet. Stuart Kirk, former Global Head of Responsible Investment at HSBC Asset Management,...
Historically, ESG considerations have largely been ignored because unethical firms would externalise social and environmental costs with impunity. This led to widescale environmental degradation and the abuse of human rights.
Over the last two years, military-led coups have afflicted the West Africa region, particularly in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali (twice).