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March 23, 2014 - 0 Comments

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) is now ready to establish industrial clusters in all parts of the country, Enterprise development manager Kalobwe Chansa has said. Mrs Chansa said the process would start...

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March 23, 2014 - 0 Comments

By KENNEDY MUPSENI- AFRICA is losing more than $30 billion in trade due to lack of effective infrastructure development, African Development Bank (AfDB) country director to Zambia Freddie Kwesiga has observed. In a presentation at...

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March 23, 2014 - 0 Comments

By JAMES KUNDA and MUNAMBEZA MUWANEI- THE Kitwe District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KDCCI) has said the Government’s decision to revoke Statutory Instruments (SIs) number 33 of 2012 and 55 of 2013 will stir-up...

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March 23, 2014 - 0 Comments

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- A stable macroeconomic environment is critical for achieving sustainable growth in the Zambian economy, former Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Caleb Fundanga has said. Dr Fundanga said it was important for the...

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March 20, 2014 - 0 Comments

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- ZAMBIAN women entrepreneurs have been challenged to grow their businesses into multinational companies if economic growth is to be stimulated. Bank of Zambia (BoZ) deputy administration governor Tukiya Kankasa – Mabula said...

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March 20, 2014 - 0 Comments

By JAMES KUNDA- A BRAZILIAN firm Andrade Gutierrez (AG Group), has pledged to transform Zambia into a regional electricity hub that will benefit countries in the Southern and Central African regions. The company which has...

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March 19, 2014 - 0 Comments

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...

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March 19, 2014 - 0 Comments

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...

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March 19, 2014 - 0 Comments

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...

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March 19, 2014 - 0 Comments

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....

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