By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) has received $40 billion in commitments towards Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) to help countries ravaged by the Russian war on Ukraine.The new IMF...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Lusaka South Multi Facility Economic Zone (LS-MFEZ) Limited has attracted an additional US$100 million investment in the first quarter of 2022.Accounting for the $100 million achieved during quarter one are...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government has with immediate effect lifted the suspension on issuance of investment licences under the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) and realigns them in line with United Party for National Development...

By CHUSA SICHONE – A ZAMBIAN company has penetrated the American market and commenced the process of exporting its first full container of bulk honey sourced from rural farmers locally.Luano Honey is the only Zambian...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Lake Tanganyika Development Project (LTDP) is set to develop a small cage fish farming on the Zambian portion of Lake Tanganyika in Mpulungu and Nsama districts in Northern Province.The development...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE agriculture sector should be given priority to ensure there is sustained food security in the country, Participatory Ecological Land-Use Management (PELUM) Zambia has said.The agriculture sector plays a crucial role...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – MINE expert Peter Chileshe has observed that the continued politicisation of new mining projects by communities and environmental advocate groups will hinder the country’s quest to achieve three million tonnes of...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – COPPER prices have been projected to hit a new all-time high by mid-year as it is expected to hit US$13,000 a tonne in a year’s time.Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, has...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – INFLATION in sub-Saharan Africa is tipped to average at 22.1 per cent for the year against the backdrop of rising food and energy prices globally.Fitch Solutions sub-Saharan Africa country risk head,...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZANACO Bank Plc will continue to accelerate its digital and innovation agenda to increase financial inclusion, as it bags three awards for the best bank in Zambia.The awards recognised Zanaco for...