By MAYA NTANDA – GOVERNMENT has restructured the Intermarket Banking Cooperation(IBC) for the development of the banking sector in the country. The new bank will operate under the name of Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank and...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE British American Tobbaco  Zambia  (BATZ)  is seeking approval from its shareholder before acquiring a $15 million loan from BATIF Dollar Limited   for the construction of a tobacco manufacturing plant in...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) has called on Government to increase funding and skills development to statutory bodies mandated to protect consumers. ZACA executive Director  Samuel Simutunda said in an  interview...

By STEPHANIE KUNDA – THE Ndola Chamber of Commerce has urged Government to encourage international investors to partner with local business owners. Ndola Chamber of Commerce Publicity Secretary Paul Chisunka said partnering of international investors...

By CASSEY  KAYULA – GOVERNMENT has been urged to prioritise investment towards the agriculture sector to diversify the economy by reducing heavy dependence on Copper. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) director...

By CHATULA KANGALI – NEELKANTH Group of Company, a highly diversified  Indian conglomerate will set up a lead processing plant at the cost of US$2 million in Masaiti District on the Copperbelt Province. The company...

  By CHATULA  KANGALI – GOVERNMENT has commenced the revision of the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) Act to ensure reduced entry fees into the MultiFacility Economic Zones (MFEZ) for local firms. This followed complaints from...

By HELEN ZULU – ABOUT K890 000 out of the over K11 million worth of properties that were advertised to be sold by the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has been recovered. The commission recently...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) has predicted that the 2018 national budget will be tough after a reduction in funding from cooperating partners . ZIPAR senior research...

By CHATULA KANGALI – GOVERNMENT has assured investors in the country that it will formulate policy that will not hinder the growth of the local manufacturing sector. Finance Minister Felix Mutati said Government would ensure...