By KETRA KALUNGA – THE banking sector has grown its loan book by 117 per cent in the past four years from K53 billion in 2021 to K116 billion.Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) chairperson Lowani...

By JAMES KUNDA – ZCCM-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) board chairperson Phesto Musonda has projected an increase in the country’s mineral production next year, buoyed by greater energy availability to ramp-up production by the mines.In an interview...

By CHATULA KANGALI – CHILANGA Cement has reported a significant 40 per cent increase in local demand for its products this year, driven by a surge in infrastructure development projects across the country.Corporate Affairs Manager...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ZAMBIA needs to galvanise US$200 million yearly to invest in green and brown mining projects for the country to achieve the target of producing three million tonnes of copper per annum...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE Government and the Cotton Board of Zambia (CBZ) will introduce measures to revive cotton production in the country which has deteriorated in the last 15 years.Zambia’s cotton production dropped by...

ZAMBIA’s national installed electricity generation capacity soared to 3,871.32 Megawatt (MW) in 2024 from 3,811.32 MW in 2023.According to the Ministry of Energy, the growth was driven by additional capacity from solar power plants like...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE recent Fitch Rating upgrade will lower Zambia’s sovereign risk premia, reduce borrowing costs and reopen the country to external markets, the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has said.The think-tank says...

By SNIKE MZULAH – LTI ReEnergy Cleantech Project Development and Investments ZambiaLimited has been granted permission to conduct Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) studies on its proposed 500Megawatts (MW) fl oating solar power plant on Lake Kariba...

By ANDREW MULENGA – THE European Investment Bank (EIB) support and investments to various key sectors of the Zambian economy since the beginning of operations in the country in1978 have reached €1 billion.This development is...

AS we continue looking at various government policy interventions and recommendations, this week we focus on the issue of crop storage.This is as the government looks to expand crop production and make the country a...