Central Statistics Office, Zambia

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MONETARY SECTOR

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Depository Corporations Survey

  (Monetary Survey)
Billion Kwacha
M
March
2010
March
 2009
 

Broad money (M2)

   
14,733
13,057
 

   Narrow money (M1)

   
5,435
4,475
 

   Quasi-money

   
9,297
8,583
 
     
 
 
 

Net foreign assets

   
5,269
5,177
 

Net domestic assets

   
9,464
7,880
 

   Net claims on central govern.

   
4,516
2,495
 

   Net claims on other public bodies

   
(527)
(376)

 

   Credit to private sector

   
8,737
7,675
 

   Other domestic assets (net)

   
(3,011)
(3,506)
 
 

Central Bank Survey

  (Monetary Authorities)
Billion Kwacha
M
March
2010
March
2009
 

Reserve money (Monetary base)

   
4,430
3,713
 

   Currency in circulation

   
1,782
2,018
 

   Banks' reserves

   
1,913
2,394
 

Net foreign assets

   
3,731
4,270
 

Net domestic assets

   
698
(557)
 

   Net claims on central govern.

   
809
573
 

   Claims on private sector

    188 191  

   Other domestic assets (net)

   
(298)
(1,321)
 
 

Interest Rates

In %
M
March
2010
March
2009
 

Central Bank's discount rate

   
5.2
  14.7
 

Banks' prime lending rate

   
22.6
20.9
 

Treasury bills (91 days)

   
2.5
14.0
 

Government bonds (24 months)

   
10.2
17.5
 
 

Lusaka Stock Exchange

(1997=100)
 
M
March
2010
March
2009
 

Share prices

 
 
2,887.5
2,182.5
 
 
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