By HELEN ZULU – THE First National Bank (FNB) has posted profit after tax of K21.7 million for the financial year ended December 31 2014. FNB chief financial officer Ackim Chalwe said the bank achieved...

By HELEN ZULU – THE German Farmers Association (DBV) has said empowerment of local farmers is the only remedy to a secure and sound performing agricultural sector. DBV vice president Werner Schwarz said empowering farmers...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  in Washington DC, USA – GOVERNMENT is expected to seal an US$80 million trade deal with a world renowned United States of America (USA) bridge company, Acrow Bridge. Acrow Bridge specialises in...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia National Association of Sawmillers (ZNAS) has called for the immediate operationalisation of the value addition cluster in Lufwanyama District on the Copperbelt Province to maximise the utilisation of timber....

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – KABWE will spread its economic viability once an airport is established, the Kabwe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KACCI) has said. The KCCI believes the establishment of an airport would steer...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  from Washington DC – FINANCIAL stability risks have risen amid a moderate and uneven global economic recovery with rates of inflation that are too low in many countries,  the International Monetary Fund...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA in Washington, USA – THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said lower oil prices on the global market offer Zambia and other importers of the commodity an opportunity to reform their energy...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – GOVERNMENT should come up with a clear policy on crop marketing that will effectively address challenges the country has experienced in the past, the Indaba Agriculture Policy Review Institute (IAPRI) has...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE private sector fears that the reduction of mineral royalty tax to nine per cent for both open pit and underground mine will have adverse effects on the economy. According to...

By JULIUS PHIRI – EASTERN Province is this year projected to record a drop in tobacco production of more than two million kilogrammes. And independent tobacco farmers would this marketing season be allowed to sell...