By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Biofuel Association of Zambia (BAZ) has bemoaned delays in awarding tenders for the companies to start producing and supplying bio-ethanol for national blending. Last year the Government floated tenders for...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and two other Regional Economic Communities (RECs) will tomorrow launch the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA). The TFTA will be launched for...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) says the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) should not buy more than the budgeted for 500,000 tonnes of maize this year. The IAPRI says the...

By HELEN ZULU – FINNISH Ambassador to Zambia Timo Olkkonen has called for more interaction between Zambia and Finland to boost trade between the two countries. Mr Olkkonen said there was need for more interaction...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – SIXTY entrepreneurs from across the country have been shortlisted for the next phase of the Nyamuka Zambia competition. The shortlisted entrepreneurs have furthered their chance to turn their business ideas into...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE introduction of age limit for imported second-hand vehicles will reduce car maintenance repair burden in Zambia, the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) has observed. Recently, Transport, Works,...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed on a common list of products eligible to trade under the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Simplified Trade...

By JAMES MUYANWA – THE African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries should speak with one voice to strengthen their position on global platforms. The countries should champion common economic causes in the global community of...

  By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  in Kasempa – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu is today expected to launch the relocation of the Kasempa branch for the National Savings and Credit Bank which has been constructed at a cost...

By JAMES MUYANWA – THE European Union (EU) has signed visa waiver agreements with seven members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States. The waiver agreements provide for visa-free travel to the...