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January 1, 2015 - 0 Comments

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE bilateral trade in agricultural products between Zambia and the United States of America in 2014 significantly dropped to US$504,000 from $732,000 in 2013 representing a 35 per cent reduction. The...

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January 1, 2015 - 0 Comments

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA should raise the profile of the manufacturing sector by investing in local value addition of its mineral industry to hedge against the falling prices of copper on the world market....

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January 1, 2015 - 0 Comments

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Jesuit Canter for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has appealed to the Government to set up a clear budget line and allocate at least 10 per cent to support the Sustainable Agricultural...

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January 1, 2015 - 0 Comments

By BUSINESS REPORTERS – London copper edged lower on Tuesday, falling for a fifth consecutive session to trade around its lowest in four and a half years on worries about slowing demand in top consumer...

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December 31, 2014 - 0 Comments

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – TRADE experts have called for the formalisation of the Zambia-Malawi-Mozambique Growth Triangle (ZMM-GT) by member countries to expand trade activity between economies. The Center for Trade Policy Development (CTPD) said in...

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December 31, 2014 - 0 Comments

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) projects to raise K150 million from investments in the capital market in 2015 meant to increase its housing fund portfolio. This will enable the institution...

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December 31, 2014 - 0 Comments

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZCCM Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) has recorded a turnover of K188.6 million for the six month period ending September 2014 which is seven per cent below K203.7 million achieved during the same...

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December 31, 2014 - 0 Comments

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda has pledged to restrict the country’s fiscal deficit to around three per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2015 in line with the policy of...

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December 25, 2014 - 0 Comments

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government has started implementing the US$115 million World Bank funded Irrigation Development and Support Project (IDSP) which will benefit 1,300 small-holders farmers. The Government through the World Bank group would...

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December 25, 2014 - 0 Comments

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – LOCAL manufacturers should put more attention to packaging and branding to attract market for their products, Sylva Foods Limited managing director Sylvia Banda has said. Ms Banda said local products had...

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