By HELEN ZULU – THE Business Regulatory Review Agency (BRRA) is working on streamlining processes for business registration to cut on duplication of requirements and reduce the cost of doing business. BRRA director and chief...

By JAMES MUYANWA – PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s administration considers Africa as a priority economic partner and will continue implementing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), two senior United States (US) government officials have said....

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – DEVELOMENT Bank of Zambia (DBZ) has invested a total of K826 million in environmental friendly projects as at June 30, this year. DBZ managing director Jacob Lushinga said the portfolio was...

By HELEN ZULU – DANGOTE Industries Limited says it will  continue to penetrate the Zambian cement industry and is targeting to sell close to a million tonnes of cement by the end of this year....

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – TIMES Printpak Zambia Limited has commended Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZANACO) for the introduction of an electronic payment system –payflexi, making it easier for companies to transact. Payflexi is an enhanced...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) has continued to record steady growth in its investment portfolio  standing at K18.5 billion in the first half of this year. Of  the K18.5 billion,...

By CASSEY KAYULA – THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is training over 336,000 farmers in conservation farming techniques across Zambia. FAO National Technical Coordinator Misael Kokwe said the program was aimed at strengthening integrated...

By ANDY HOME – THE prices of copper have finally emerged from their extended winter hibernation, breaking out of an eight-month trading range to hit two-year highs. The prices for three-month copper on London Metal...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Zambia Forest and Forestry Industries Corporation (ZAFFICO) has called for more private sector participation in the forestry industry to reduce the staggering 600,000 cubic metre (m3) wood deficit in the...

By HELEN ZULU – BARCLAYS Bank Zambia has continued to have a sound financial position recording an increase of 55 per cent in profit before tax from K131million in the first half of 2016 to...