By Kennedy Mupeseni – AS Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane tables the 2023 national budget this week, stakeholders are highly expectant of a positive tax regime and an enabling fiscal year.In 2022, the...

By FELIX MALUNGA-ZAMBIA and China are today scheduled to hold the first-ever Trade and Investment Forum aimed at further unlocking and leveraging the trade and investment potential between the two countries.The two-day event will be...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA-AFRICAN countries, including Zambia are currently losing over US$88 billion annually through illicit financial flows (IFFs), a trend which can be curbed by sealing domestic tax loopholes that facilitate aggressive tax avoidance and...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA-THE 2023 National Budget should ensure a tailor made tax regime targeted at the small and artisanal miners which will encourage their formalisation.There has been growth in the artisanal and small-scale mining sectors,...

By CHATULA KANGALI-THE Emerald and Semi-Precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) has called for increased funding in emerald exploration in the 2023 National Budget.ESMAZ president Victor Kalesha says it is important for the Government...

By CHATULA KANGALI-THE Ndola District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NDCCI) expect the 2023 National Budget to minimise regulatory costs, statutory fees and excessive penalties for Medium and Small Scale Enterprises (MSMEs).NDCCI president Paul Chisunka...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA-THE National Savings and Credit Bank (NATSAVE) has paid out K600 million to farmers under the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) in the last farming season and remains an active participant in Zambia’s agriculture...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA-THE aquaculture industry in Zambia should be allowed to regulate itself as this will increase the adoption of voluntary standards and avoid the challenges that have crippled the capture fisheries subsector.This will also...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA-ZAMBIA’S Official Creditor Committee (OCC) is expected to agree on comparable terms that will support the country’s broader goal of fiscal sustainability.This follows the subsequent provision of financing assurances by the OCC last...

By DOROTHY CHISI –THE National Savings and Credit Bank (NATSAVE) and the National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) have implemented the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) aimed at providing health insurance cover to all citizens,...