By JAMES KUNDA- CONGOLESE timber importers have deserted the Zambian market due to upward adjustments in the price of round soft wood on the local market. Zambia National Association of Sawmillers (ZNAS) chairperson William Bwalya...

By JAMES KUNDA- THE cost of importing a selected breed of cattle in Southern Africa has increased by K500 due to the recent volatility in the exchange rate, the Dairy Association of Zambia (DAZ) has...

By BUSINESS REPORTER- THE Zambia-China Trade Economic Cooperation Zone (ZCCZ) is happy with Government for making amendments to the list of priority sectors for investment in the multi-facility economic zones (MFEZ). Government recently made changes...

By JAMES KUNDA- The Government is planning to construct an additional pipeline from Dar- es-Salaam in Tanzania to Ndola, to reduce costs incurred in the importation of crude oil for refining at Indeni oil refinery....

  By JAMES KUNDA- FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) says the installed capacity of the Kansanshi copper smelter currently under construction in Solwezi will not be enough to cushion the inadequacy of smelters in Zambia. FQM...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- THE Government has released K25 million out of K100 million set aside for the disbursement of loans to the public service workers this year. This year, the government has set aside K100...

By JAMES KUNDA- STANBIC Bank Zambia has said the current depreciation of the Kwacha could trigger an increase in lending interest rates, which will in turn slow down the growth of the domestic economy. And...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- THE current depreciation of the Kwacha can only be addressed by increasing productivity, cutting down on the excessive dependence on imports and increasing the country’s non-traditional exports (NTEs). According to Economics Association...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI- The African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) has committed US $100 million capital to support small-to medium-scale independent power producers  (IPP)s in the Sub-Sahara Africa. The move is a major boost for Sub-Sharan...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- KAWAMBWA District Commissioner Ivo Mpasa has urged local  and foreign  investors to consider setting up milling plants in the district. Mr Mpasa said in an interview from Kawambwa that there was need...