By NATASHA KANA – THE Norwegian Government has provided a funding of 58.5 million Norwegian Kroners (about K643, 626,267, 55.67) to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to support trade related programmes for developing countries. The...

By MUSONDA MANGILASHI – FIRST National Bank (FNB) has partnered with the Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) to train members in financial literacy in preparation for their retirement. Over 200 miners have since been trained...

By ESTHER NG’ANDU – THE Zambia National Association for Sawmillers (ZNAS) has concluded a memorandum of cooperation with E-wood Network Technologies of China to encourage trade between the two associations. ZNAS president, William Bwalya said...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – KONKOLA Copper Mines Plc (KCM) has put in place measures aimed at reducing production costs to remain in business amid low international commodity prices. The mining conglomerate has also observed that...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA’s Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) have predicted an increase in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 5.9 per cent in 2017. The financial officers said the country’s growth expectations were...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – DJEMBE Communications has hailed African governments for their strong commitment towards the implementation of the diversification agenda. Djembe Communications managing director Mitchell Prather said there was a strong commitment from African...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has disbursed loans worth US$8.5 million to support 7,000 small-scale tobacco farmers in Eastern and Western provinces. The farmers are expected to produce a total of...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – SAMSUNG Zambia has launched the Galaxy S7 phone on the market. The Galaxy S7 which is equipped with waterproof technology that guards it against water has a 30 megapixel camera. Samsung...

By NATASHA KANA – ZAMBIA National Commercial Bank (Zanaco) has launched the Baby Blossom Treasure Chest account aimed at promoting financial inclusion for bankable and unbanked customers. Zanaco chief commercial officer, Lishala Situmbeko said the...

By JAMES MUYANWA and KENNEDY MUPESENI – AFRICA’s largest copper producer, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reportedly suspended consideration for a new mining tax law until the prices of the metal improve. According...