By KENNEDY MUPESENI? – AN Italian building company, Schnell Group is planning to set up an assembly plant in Zambia to manufacture various building implements in view of a boom in the construction sector. Schnell...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA? – MINING tax reforms should have a holistic approach and address long term issues of environmental degradation and conform to international best practices, the Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ) has said. International...

BY  SYLVIA  MWEETWA? – BARCLAYS Bank Zambia will continue its partnership with the farming community by providing financial support to boost crop production. The bank’s managing director, Saviour Chibiya said the institution was aware of...

By HELEN ZULU – THE latest revision of the mining tax regime will help instil trust and confidence in the Zambian economy, the Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) has said. BAZ chief executive officer Leonard...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – LACK of proper statistical information on housing is hindering investment in residential housing development in the country, Palm Golding, a property developer has observed. Palm Golding managing director Inutu Zaloumis said...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has emerged second winner of the 2014 Best Investment Project in the Southern African region at an Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) held in Dubai. The ZDA...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA? – ZAMBIA has developed a strategy to help local exporters increase penetration of the United States of America market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The National Response Strategy which...

By BRIAN  HATYOKA – ZAMBIA and Serbia have agreed to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to steer growth in various sectors of their economies. The two countries are targeting increased cooperation in agriculture, education,...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI? – ORACLE Biofuels Limited is scouting for US$500 million to set up energy renewable processing plants in selected parts of the country. The products will range from aviation fuel, bio-diesel, electricity and...

By HELEN ZULU – HARVESTPLUS has provided orange maize to 100,000 farmers in the country as of December last year. HarvestPlus country manager for Zambia Eliab Simpungwe said orange maize was high in Vitamin A...