By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia-India bilateral trade volumes have reached a total of   US$619 million in 2014 from $568 million recorded the previous year. This is according to information obtained from the Indian High...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT should consider awarding a tax holiday to institutions that are setting up health facilities in the rural areas, a Kasama entrepreneur has said. Corporate Private Medical Clinic and Laboratory proprietor...

By JAMES KUNDA – BAYPORT Financial Services Zambia has successfully raised K171 million in floating rate notes from the domestic capital markets. Finance director Prisca Shimwambwa, said in a statement  that the micro-lender has appointed...

By HELEN ZULU in Chisamba?- THE Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZANACO) has invested about US$1?million in a new product called ‘Loan a Cow’ scheme which is aimed at?improving small and medium scale dairy farmers access...

By HELEN ZULU- GOVERNMENT has said the rural population is unable to participate in economic growth due  due to limited access to electricity. Mines, Energy and Water Development Minister Christopher Yaluma said only 8.8 per...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- THE British American Tobacco (BAT) has said that Government  will lose at least K80 million in revenue in the next four years due to illicit trade of cigarettes. BAT said the illicit...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ABOUT US$10 million has been invested in a chicken processing plant which was commissioned at the weekend in Siavonga District. Mathaniah Investments Limited chairperson John Sangwa said the company spent the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – DHL Express has said African businesses continue to reap benefits of the United States-Africa trade agreements. DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa managing director, Charles Brewer said his firm had seen significant growth...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – LAFARGE Zambia has supplied more than 900,000 tonnes of cement into the domestic market this year as compared to 800,000 tonnes in 2012. Chief executive officer Emmanuel Rigaux said the domestic...

By JAMES KUNDA – COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Robert Sichinga has challenged service institutions to be efficient in the provision of quality services to the public. Mr Sichinga said service institutions needed to ensure...