By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) will establish a collateral registry for movable assets to enable borrowers to use non-fixed assets as collateral security. This is aimed at increasing access to finances...

By KENNEDY  MUPESENI – KAOMA District Farmers’ Association (DFA), a branch of the Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU), has partnered with a South African company to provide loans to farmers for commercial growing of Irish...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Biofuel Association of Zambia (BAZ) has bemoaned delays in awarding tenders for the companies to start producing and supplying bio-ethanol for national blending. Last year the Government floated tenders for...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and two other Regional Economic Communities (RECs) will tomorrow launch the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA). The TFTA will be launched for...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) says the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) should not buy more than the budgeted for 500,000 tonnes of maize this year. The IAPRI says the...

By HELEN ZULU – FINNISH Ambassador to Zambia Timo Olkkonen has called for more interaction between Zambia and Finland to boost trade between the two countries. Mr Olkkonen said there was need for more interaction...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – SIXTY entrepreneurs from across the country have been shortlisted for the next phase of the Nyamuka Zambia competition. The shortlisted entrepreneurs have furthered their chance to turn their business ideas into...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE introduction of age limit for imported second-hand vehicles will reduce car maintenance repair burden in Zambia, the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) has observed. Recently, Transport, Works,...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed on a common list of products eligible to trade under the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Simplified Trade...

PEOPLE running hair salons should ensure that they explain and show different price charges for various services like plaiting and toning. Most beauty shops in Lusaka’s Northmead area do not charge for hair services in...