By HELEN ZULU – ACCOUNTANTS must go beyond traditional roles to help the economy attain productivity and growth in the country. Mulenji Chartered Global Management Accountants chief executive officer Victor Nyasulu said this was as...

By HELEN ZULU – ECOBANK Zambia has said its total loan portfolio currently stands at about K500 million out of which K280 million has been allocated to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to assist them...

By HELEN ZULU – THE World Bank is concerned with Zambia’s rising debt levels as it is a constraint to the country’s economic growth. Finance Minister Felix Mutati announced on Friday during the presentation of...

By HELEN ZULU – ALL procurement and supply professionals in Zambia should remain firm in their work and ensure transparent and corrupt free environment to guarantee value for money, the Zambia Institute of Purchasing and...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) in collaboration with the Zambia Electronic Clearing House (ZECHL) are expected to start the implementation of the first phase of the National Financial Switch (NFS) next...

By IMMANUEL CHITWA – A financial empowerment programme prevented 14,500 families in Zambia and two other countries from falling into extreme poverty after climate shocks of last year. This is according to a report released...

By JOWIT SALUSEKI – THE Mwinilunga District Council has appealed to the central government to re-open the defunct Mwinilunga Cannery which was once the sole pineapple factory in the country. District council chairperson Allan Kanyemba ...

By CHATULA KANGALI – A MULTINATION  professional body  has said increase in the  number of  taxes proposed  in the 2018 budget would negatively  affect the   flow  of Foreign Direct Investment( FDI)in the  country. Pricewatercoopers (pwc)...

By HELEN ZULU – FINANCE Minister Felix Mutati says the various tax measures that are outlined in the 2018 National Budget are aimed at reducing Government’s dependency on donor funds to finance future budgets. Mr...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Government should delink the Mineral Value Monitoring Chain  Project (MVMCP) from the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and turn it into an independent body. The Associations of Minerals Suppliers and Contractors...