By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided K33.75 million to Madison Finance Company Limited (Mfinance) for the growth of the micro and small business enterprises across the country. This is a...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Kariba Dam rehabilitation works has now pooled a total US$275 million financing from cooperating partners following yesterday’s commitment by the European Union (EU) to provide $100 million. The Kariba Dam...

By JACK MWEWA – KAMBASHI Bream Fisheries will next month harvest 10,000 of bream fish stocks from its breeding and production ponds on Chilubi Island in Northern Province. Kambashi co-director Charles Chilinda said in an...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA –   FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda has said the proposed amendments to the Customs and Excise Tax Act will promote value addition and stimulate local production in the manufacturing sector. Presenting amendments...

By ANDREW PHIRI – SUN International Hotels general manager Emmanuelle Moneger has said the delay in clearing Zambia as a yellow fever free nation has greatly affected the flow of tourists into the country. Ms...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA will not attain the projected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of more than seven per cent and end year inflation of less than 6.5 per cent for 2014, the Zambia Chamber...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government has assured investors of constitutional protection on their investments and pledged to continue implementing business friendly policies. Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Bob Sichinga assured local and international investors...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Association of Consulting Engineers of Zambia (ACEZ) has urged the Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) to increase the bidding threshold from K5, 000 to K5 million to enable more Zambian...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Robert Sichinga has said there were 955,150 people in formal employment in Zambia as at December 2013. The 955,150 formal jobs as at the fourth quarter...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$75 million for the rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam project. The project aims to assist the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) in securing the long-term...