By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE value of Zambia’s trade deficit for September 2017 exponentially widened to more than K2 billion from the K484.3 million recorded in August this year. The K2, 055.6-million deficit has been...

By CASSEY KAYULA – INDO Zambia Bank (IZB) has been awarded the AA-rating, as one of the most financially stable institutions in the banking sector in the country. The move by the Credit Rating Agency...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – AFINANCIAL analyst has attributed the current depreciation of the Kwacha against major convertibles amid rising copper prices to increased imports and delayed International Monetary Fund (IMF) financial support. Maambo Hamaundu says...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) has launched a property fund to provide unit holders with stable cash distributions from investments in the diversified portfolio as one way of sustaining...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for global support to Africa’s young farmers by highlighting how agribusiness is the answer to the continent’s youth unemployment. This is after the AfDB...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – LOCAL  enterprises  should take advantage of the  Public Private Partnerships (PPP) provision in the 2018 national budget to raise their  participation in public infrastructure construction , the Luapula Chamber of Commerce...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE instability in the fuel pump prices in the country will hurt small business because it will be difficult for business planning, Kitwe District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KDCCI) vice...

By JAMES MUYANWA  in Washington, USA – DOMESTIC revenue collection has become a key element of Zambia’s economy in short to long-term and the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) says it is equal to the challenge...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Government says household and national food security has remained vulnerable to climate change related hazards such as drought despite excellent progress in agricultural production. Agriculture Permanent Secretary Julius Shawa said...

By CHATULA KANGALI – COPPER prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on Monday this week hit above the  $7,000 mark per tonne. The price of the red metal reached $7,134 per tonne on Monday...