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Supporting Zambia's Macroeconomic Stability, Growth and Competitiveness

World Bank releases $100 Million for Zambia amid substantial delays in debt restructuring.
CLIMATE CHANGE

Embracing Food Security and Climate Resilience on the Zambezi Flood Plains

The World Bank is partnering with Zambia to strengthen its institutional framework for climate resilience.
PUBLICATION

Social Protection & Jobs Public Expenditure Review

New report aims to analyze the efficiency and quality of public spending on social protection and jobs in Zambia.

Zambia At-A-Glance

Zambia is a large, landlocked, resource-rich country with sparsely populated land in the center of Southern Africa. It shares its border with eight countries (Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe) that serve as an expanded market for its goods.

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Zambia Education Enhancement Project

This project aims to improve the quality of teaching and learning in math and science in targeted primary and secondary schools.

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Nathan Belete

Country Director for Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Sahr Kpundeh

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Oct 04, 2022

Africa’s Pulse

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to decelerate from 4.1% in 2021 to 3.3% in 2022, as a result of a slowdown in global growth, rising inflation, adverse weather conditions, global financial conditions, and the ...
Oct 05, 2022

CPIA Africa

The overall 2021 Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score for the region’s 39 IDA-eligible countries remains unchanged at 3.1.
IDA in Africa

With IDA’s help, hundreds of millions of people have escaped poverty—through the creation of jobs, access to clean water, schools, roads, nutrition, electricity, and more.
World Bank Africa Multimedia

Watch, listen and click through the latest videos, podcasts and slideshows highlighting the World Bank’s work in Sub-Saharan Africa.