Economics

Zambian Inflation Nears Two-Decade High on Food Prices

  • Consumer prices rose 24.6% in June from a year earlier
  • Food price growth hits record of 31.2% from 28.5% in May
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Zambian inflation accelerated to a near 19-year high in June as the cost of meat, fish and chicken pushed up food prices.