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March 30, 2014 - 0 Comments

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) projects that the pass-through effects from the depreciation of the Kwacha exchange rate will impact negatively on local inflation. BoZ head of public relations Kanguya Mayondi...

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March 30, 2014 - 0 Comments

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THERE is need for the Government to engage women in agribusiness for them to contribute towards greater gender equality and economic development, World Bank has said. Acting country manager Rosemary Sunkutu...

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March 30, 2014 - 0 Comments

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Government has called for collaboration between foreign and local consultants as well as contractors to find engineering solutions to challenges the country was facing. Speaking at the launch of Iliso...

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March 27, 2014 - 0 Comments

By JUDITH  NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA’s Inflation has marginally increased by 0.1 per cent to 7.7 per cent, while trade surplus has dropped sharply to K59 million from an-all high figure of K296 million recorded in...

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March 27, 2014 - 0 Comments

By BRIAN HATYOKA – Upgrading of the Mulobezi Railway line network has created at least 600 jobs since January this year after Government took over operations through Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL). Transport, Works, Supply and...

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March 27, 2014 - 0 Comments

By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA and JAMES KUNDA – GOVERNMENT has encouraged the private sector to take advantage of the favourable business environment in the country and set up milling plants in rural areas. Agriculture and Livestock...

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March 26, 2014 - 0 Comments

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) has predicted that the removal of Statutory Instrument (SI) 33 of 2012,  will help to stabilise commodity prices because goods will now be quoted in different...

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March 26, 2014 - 0 Comments

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – FINANCE Bank Zambia (FBZ) has recorded K117 million profit before tax in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 and has plans to list on the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE). During...

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March 26, 2014 - 0 Comments

By JAMES KUNDA and JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ABOUT Fifty Turkish business organisations under the Ankara Businessmen and Industrialists Association (ABIA), have expressed interest to invest in Zambia. The business executives who include women, are drawn...

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March 26, 2014 - 0 Comments

By JULIUS PHIRI – OPERATIONS of the Chipata-Mchinji  railway line which stalled for more than three decades have commenced following the arrival of a locomotive and 51 wagons. Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) Nacala director Vyonsi...

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