Central Statistics Office, Zambia

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MONETARY SECTOR

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Depository Corporations Survey

  (Monetary Survey)
Billion Kwacha
M
June
2008
June
 2007
 

Broad money (M2)

   
10,840
8,557
 

   Narrow money (M1)

   
4,397
3,182
 

   Quasi-money

   
6,443
5,375
 
     
 
 
 

Net foreign assets

   
4,603
3,947
 

Net domestic assets

   
6,237
4,611
 

   Net claims on central govern.

   
1,230
1,492
 

   Net claims on other public bodies

   
(441)
(238)

 

   Credit to private sector

   
6,356
4,301
 

   Other domestic assets (net)

   
(1,512)
(1,429)
 
 

Central Bank Survey

  (Monetary Authorities)
Billion Kwacha
M
June
2008
June
2007
 

Reserve money (Monetary base)

   
3,498
3,019
 

   Currency in circulation

   
1,608
1,329
 

   Banks' reserves

   
1,878
1,682
 

Net foreign assets

   
3,910
3,120
 

Net domestic assets

   
(412)
(101)
 

   Net claims on central govern.

   
(1,003)
(140)
 

   Claims on private sector

   
228
337
 

   Other domestic assets (net)

   
(363)
(298)
 
 

Interest Rates

In %
M
June
2008
June
2007
 

Central Bank's discount rate

   
12.1
  11.0
 

Banks' prime lending rate

   
18.5
18.2
 

Treasury bills (91 days)

   
12.1
10.9
 

Government bonds (24 months)

   
14.6
14.8
 
 

Lusaka Stock Exchange

(1997=100)
 
M
June
2008
June 
2007
 

Share prices

 
 
4,169.03
3,001.5
 
 
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