LAST week we looked at the need for businesses to develop human capital formation and the effect that has on the business firm’s operational and financial performance. From last week’s article’s case study, we saw...

TODAY, we take a special look at some government institutions that regulate and implement government policies on registered businesses resulting in compliance as outlined by the government. It is important for Small and Medium Enterprises...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Government has called on the private and public enterprises to consider implementing Kaizen to enhance efficiency. Kaizen is a Japanese concept which means continuous improvement. Deputy Secretary to Cabinet Peter...

By JAMES MUYANWA – ZAMBIA is one of the three fastest growing tourism destinations in the world, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has said. This is barely a month after the country was...

By BUSINESS REPORTER – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has raised its monetary policy rate from 12.5 per cent to 15.5 per cent to forestall the rising inflation pressure in the copper-rich country. BoZ governor,...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – TOTAL Zambia has launched a K390, 000 entrepreneurship competition to reward the youths with the most innovative business plan. Under the competition coined “Start-upper of the Year by Total Challenge”, Total...

By CHATULA KANGALI – A SAUDI International firm plans to stake a  multi-million dollar investment in Zambia’s health care and energy sectors on a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) model. The investment seeks to...

By HELEN ZULU – NWK Agri-services has urged farmers in the country to embrace cotton farming  to help alleviate rural poverty. Chief agriculture services officer Kelvin Hambwezya said cotton farming has the potential to alleviate...

ECONOMIC commentators from across an array of back drops have argued, and rightly so, that Zambia should wake up from the slumber of dependency of copper exports  as the mainstay of the national economy and...

By CHATULA KANGALI – ATLAS Mara Limited, a sub-Saharan African financial services group, has confirmed 100 per cent acquisition of Finance Bank Zambia (FBZ) Plc at US$60 million and $2.6 million shares. Upon completion of...