By CHATULA KANGALI – ZAMBIA has exceeded the target in the uptake of financial inclusion both in the formal and informal sectors. The financial inclusion now stands at 59.3 per cent representing 4.8 million adults...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT has adopted climate smart agriculture approaches into the agricultural development planning and investment strategies in light of the climatic conditions. Agriculture and Livestock Minister Given Lubinda said that Government was...

By JAMES MUYANWA in Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA  – ZAMBIA is among the target markets for the all-new 2015 Jaguar XE which has been unveiled to some journalists from Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. The medium-sized...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – AN ECONOMIST has urged the Zambian Government to continue making strides in reducing the current fiscal deficit. ABSA chief economist Jeff Gable said the persistent twin deficit arising from the current...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – BUSINESS Partners International Zambia has approved about K10 million for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to be disbursed this quarter. Meanwhile, the financial institution has projected to grow its lending portfolio...

TALKING shop has observed that most customers do not understand the use of discount cards by some chain stores. Some  customers  who  use discount  cards  from a named chain store  have  complained  of not  getting ...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has called on the financial sector practitioners to collaborate to remove possible barriers to the application of technology and financial inclusion. BoZ deputy governor Bwalya Ng’andu...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – BARCLAYS Bank Zambia has given Focus Financial Services Limited (FFS) a loan facility of US$11.2 million for on-lending to the Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs). FFS is a non-banking financial services...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Government wants small-scale miners in Zambia to be more organised, for them to attract funding. Small-scale miners can improve and contribute to the economic development of the country, provided they...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA has made its first export of coffee beans to Japan, marking the revival of the country’s coffee industry which was at peak 10 years ago. The first shipment of Zambian...