By KETRA KALUNGA – FINANCE and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has urged the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to attain the average Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of 28 percent from the current 23 percent...

By ANDREW MULENGA – ONCE the impacts of the drought are resolved and the debt restructuring process concluded, Zambia will be better placed to receive an influx of significant foreign investments, Absa Bank Group has...

By CHATULA KANGALI – ZESCO and Ndola Energy Company Limited (NECL) are undertaking negotiations with a view of restarting the power plant to help offset the current electricity deficit the country is facing.Energy Minister Peter...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE United Kingdom (UK) is resolute to actualise £2.5 billion pledged private sector investments in the Zambian mining sector.British High Commissioner to Zambia Sarah Bloom said during the official opening of...

By KELVIN MUDENDA – THE International Trade Centre (ITC) has partnered with ABSA Zambia to launch the EcomConnect learning programme to promote digital trade opportunities for small enterprises.The hub located in Livingstone is a pilot...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) has urged Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to make use of its alternative market platform to raise their capital formation .LuSE chief executive officer Nicholas Kabaso...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE appreciation of the Kwacha against the Dollar after the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) monetary policy interventions have provided prospects for profitability, importers have said.Importers also encouraged the central bank to...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE Government has launched the supplementary financial education book to promote financial inclusion and literacy for learners from grade one to 12 in its commitment to foster financial literacy.Govt deals with...

By KETRA KALUNGA – THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has handed over a report to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock on the Kapenta Value Chain upgrading strategy on Lake Tanganyika in Mpulungu district.This...

By JULIUS PHIRI – ZAMBIA can double its export earnings from the current US$2.8 billion through the facilitation of trade and removal of trade barriers with the neighbours.Commerce, Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary Lillian Bwalya...