By HELEN ZULU – THE All-share index at Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) has dropped by 0.08 per cent compared to its previous close of 6107.56 points.??According to a trading summary posted on LuSE on Wednesday,...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA’S insurance industry posted more than K1.7 billion written premium in 2014 up from K1.5 billion recorded in 2013. This represents growth of 13 per cent. The Pension and Insurance Authority...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – STANBIC Bank Zambia plans to disburse more than K65 million to more than 10,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) this year. From 2012 to 2014, the bank disbursed about K60 million...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE all-share index at the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) has dropped by 0.07 per cent on Tuesday compared to its previous close of 6103.71 points. According to a trading summary posted...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZANACO has recorded K104.494-million loss for the year ended December 31 2014. This is despite the bank’s income having increased by 16 per cent from K838 million in 2013 to K972...

By KENNEDY  MUPESENI – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$3 million line of credit (LoC) facility for Madison Finance (Mfinance) Company Limited through its private sector window. Mfinance is a local financial...

By BUSINESS REPORTER – THE prices of copper in London yesterday rose towards a six-week high, as China slowly returned after Lunar New Year holiday. REUTERS reports that traders looked for any signs of appetite...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE? – ZAMBIA’s annual inflation rate in February slowed down by 0.3 per cent to 7.4 from 7.7 per cent recorded in January 2015, as the country records a trade deficit of K113.7million.??This...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – THE All-share Index at the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) further posted a gain of 0.63 per cent to close the day at 6,257.37 points. The price movement was recorded in Zambeef...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Government needs to broaden the tax base by creating more employment in the private sector to avoid overburdening the mines, a local economist has said. Franklin Membe said there was...