By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Export Development Fund (ZEDF) has bemoaned the low uptake of the fund in the just-ended year in which $850,000 was left untapped.Fund manager David Chewe said in an interview...

By JAMES KUNDA – FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) says copper production guidance from its global units in 2022 has been lowered from between 790,000 and 855,000tonnes to between 755,000 and 785,000 tonnes.This is mainly attributable...

By KELVIN MUDENDA – THE Zambia Association of Indigenous Tour Operators (ZATO) has called on the ministry of Tourism to come up with incentives that directly benefit Zambian citizens and local businesses.Reflecting on the 2022...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga has urged officers in State agencies to familiarise themselves and align their plans with the Government’s economic strategic focus. Read more...

By MAYA NTANDA – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JIT Inspections and Trading Limited to facilitate the provision of various business development supportservices (BDS) to enterprises.The move...

By KENNNEDY MUPESENI – RICE and potatoes were among the most sold and bought items during the festive season in Kitwe as shelves in most super markets remained empty, a snap survey shows.A check in...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Government should maintain its policy consistency and financial discipline to brighten the country’s economic prospects, Zambia Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) has said. Read more...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – GEMFIELDS has started a share buy-back programme to buy up to $10 million worth of ordinary shares.The Company said the share buy-back represents an opportunity to promote Gemfields’ financial success and...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali has implored the Turkish private sector to consider investing in Zambia’s key sectors such infrastructure development and tourism sector. Read more...

By CHATULA KANGALI – The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has pledged to facilitate the export of locally manufactured essential medicines.Acting director general Gabriel Musentenkwa says the agency will help Yash Life Science to export its...