By CHATULA KANGALIFIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) Trident has pledged to plant 60,000 trees around its operation, an increment of 10,000 trees from the number it planted during last season. Read more...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has operationally launched the TRADAR Club, a member-driven network aimed at empowering international businesses and executives to transform trade and investments in Africa. Read more...

AS we continue highlighting some of the economic issues which were covered this year, today we focus on the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-bailout feat.In my view, Zambia’s acquisition of the IMF programme was one of...

By Kennedy Mupeseni – DESPITE conflicting figures on the contribution of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the sector remains the biggest contributor.Available data indicates that the sector...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – AFRICAN governments must enhance public investment in the agricultural sector, in form of well-targeted subsidies to facilitate access to inputs by farmers, for the sector to remain resilient to external shocks....

By CHATULA KANGALI-MTN mobile money has reached 100, 000 merchants countrywide after opening 2022 with 29,000.Some of the recognisable MoMoPay merchants include Afridelivery, Coca-Cola, Choppies, Pizza inn, Nkana Football Club, Yalelo, Romans Pizza, Varun, Mobile...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – GOLDMAN Sachs Group has said commodities including copper and oil will soar by 43 per cent and be the best-performing asset class once again in 2023. Read more...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – RADISSON Hotel Group has announced the opening of Radisson Blu Mosi-oa-Tunya Livingstone Resort in Zambia, making it the group’s first safari resort in Africa. Read more...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT should convene an investment summit with a cross section of stakeholders to discuss making Zambia a more attractive investment destination both regionally and internationally. Read more...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA –THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has clarified that it made a net collection of K82.9 billion from January to November 2022 compared to the K78 billion collected in 2021.ZRA commissioner general Dingani...