By BUSINESS REPORTER – THE prices of copper in London yesterday rose towards a six-week high, as China slowly returned after Lunar New Year holiday. REUTERS reports that traders looked for any signs of appetite...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE? – ZAMBIA’s annual inflation rate in February slowed down by 0.3 per cent to 7.4 from 7.7 per cent recorded in January 2015, as the country records a trade deficit of K113.7million.??This...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Chamber of Mines of Zambia (CMZ) says government’s move to amend the Value Added Tax (VAT) rule number 18 provision requires proof of arrival before VAT can be refunded is...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – CEC Liquid Telecom has invested US$15 million on the Fibre to the Home (FTTH) project which will connect 20,000 premises in Lusaka by the end of this year. So far, about...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Government has completed updating the feasibility study on the Batoka Hydro-Power project to ascertain if the project has potential to generate more power than the 1,650 megawatts initially projected. Mines,...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Deputy Governor – operations, Bwalya Ng’andu has urged financial institutions to provide long-term finances to industries for meaningful economic transformation in the country. Dr Ng’andu said...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – FASTJET Plc will pump US$15 million initial investment into its Zambian operations. Chief executive officer Ed Winter has said, through the investment the airline is expected to create 170 employment opportunities...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE World Bank has started building a model that will assist the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) develop its mineral royalty forecasts. This is aimed at improving the revenue collection from the...

THE situation in the mining sector, which has been caused by the new tax regime, needs quick but sober response to ensure a win-win situation. The mining houses need to continue to viably operate while...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has invited local and foreign investors to take advantage of the demand for sugar and incentives to invest in the production of the commodity. ZDA director...