By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE World Bank Group has said more than 700 million people have gained financial access between 2011 and 2014. “More than 700 million people gained financial access between 2011 and 2014,...

By HELEN ZULU – THE First National Bank (FNB) has posted profit after tax of K21.7 million for the financial year ended December 31 2014. FNB chief financial officer Ackim Chalwe said the bank achieved...

THE Government has been receiving financial support from cooperating partners, particularly the World Bank, for the Irrigation Development Programme. With this year’s poor rainfall pattern, the obvious question is what has become of the winter...

By HELEN ZULU – THE All-share index at Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) has dropped by 0.08 per cent compared to its previous close of 6107.56 points.??According to a trading summary posted on LuSE on Wednesday,...

MOST shops in Mtendere area are in a habit of selling expired products to their unsuspecting customers. Talking Shop has observed that this trend poses a health risk to the customers who consume the products...

By HELEN ZULU – THE German Farmers Association (DBV) has said empowerment of local farmers is the only remedy to a secure and sound performing agricultural sector. DBV vice president Werner Schwarz said empowering farmers...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  in Washington DC, USA – GOVERNMENT is expected to seal an US$80 million trade deal with a world renowned United States of America (USA) bridge company, Acrow Bridge. Acrow Bridge specialises in...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia National Association of Sawmillers (ZNAS) has called for the immediate operationalisation of the value addition cluster in Lufwanyama District on the Copperbelt Province to maximise the utilisation of timber....

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – KABWE will spread its economic viability once an airport is established, the Kabwe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KACCI) has said. The KCCI believes the establishment of an airport would steer...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  from Washington DC – FINANCIAL stability risks have risen amid a moderate and uneven global economic recovery with rates of inflation that are too low in many countries,  the International Monetary Fund...