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By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – GOVERNMENT collected revenue of more than K8.2 billion from the mining sector in 2013, the latest Extractive Industry and Transparency Initiative (EITI) report has said. This represented an increase of 2.3...

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By KENNEDY  MUPESENI – A SEED equity investment worth US$400,000 has been signed between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Africlear Global to enhance the efficiency of capital markets in Africa. The agreement was signed...

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By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) will start linking small-scale stone crushers to housing and commercial developers under the green jobs initiative which aims at empowering the stone crushers with job opportunities....

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By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – STANDARD Chartered Bank has continued to advance its role in empowering Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country with its financial envelop reaching K300 million to date. Standard Chartered Bank chief...

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April 28, 2015 - 0 Comments

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE upward adjustment in the statutory reserve ratio from 14 to 18 per cent will mop up liquidity of up to K900 million which is significant to contain the Kwacha volatility,...

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By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has burnt an assortment of goods worth more than K300,000 from January to March this year in a bid to rid the Zambian market of...

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By KAIKO NAMUSA – GOVERNMENT has been commended for suspending the issuance of licences for the importation of edible oil which is being produced by several local industries, a local manufacturer has said. Agriculture and...

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By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – RESEARCH scientists have come up with draft Aflatoxin sampling procedures to facilitate effective regional trade for unprocessed maize and groundnuts in the region. The move aimed at combating the spread of...

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By Helen Zulu – TOBACCO has continued to be one of the most important cash crops in Zambia as it contributes significantly to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The industry currently employs more than...

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By KENNEDY MUPESENI ? – ROMA Park, an industrial park being developed in Lusaka, has recorded a 100 per cent sale of residential plots generating around US$19.5million from the 300 plots sold. Despite the success...

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