THE MONTH AHEAD
9 Oct: Parliament opens
10 Oct: IMF mission ends
Late Oct: October inflation and the ERB's November review
Protect your December fuel budget. Position: ask when your loan reprices. Progress: watch the targets.
Trade wisely. — Bwino.
Bwino Monthly | October 2026
Once a month we step back from the week and score Zambia's economy against the 10-10-5-3-3-1-1-1 targets.
How September closed, and how far we are. 🧵
POWER & WATER
Kariba: 38.04% usable storage on 5 Oct.
A year ago: 14.30%.
About 4 points lost in September. With El Niño flagged for the season, every point counts.