By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – FINANCE Bank Zambia (FBZ) has recorded K117 million profit before tax in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 and has plans to list on the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE). During...

By JAMES KUNDA and JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ABOUT Fifty Turkish business organisations under the Ankara Businessmen and Industrialists Association (ABIA), have expressed interest to invest in Zambia. The business executives who include women, are drawn...

By JULIUS PHIRI – OPERATIONS of the Chipata-Mchinji  railway line which stalled for more than three decades have commenced following the arrival of a locomotive and 51 wagons. Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) Nacala director Vyonsi...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE African Development Bank (AfDB), World Bank and European Union (EU) are expected to raise about US$250 million for rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam. AfDB and  the Word Bank will together...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Chamber of Mines of Zambia (CMZ) has said Government is taking  the right path by its willingness to continue consultations with the private sector towards developing a regulatory environment that...

By JULIUS PHIRI – GOVERNMENT is negotiating with Mozambique and Malawi for possible interconnection of electricity with Zambia. Energy and Water Development Deputy Minister Charles Zulu said yesterday the Government was in dialogue with Mozambique...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Kwacha surged against the dollar in swing trading  as markets continue to digest the impact of recent regulatory changes. The local currency was overall bullish on the day with large...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) is now ready to establish industrial clusters in all parts of the country, Enterprise development manager Kalobwe Chansa has said. Mrs Chansa said the process would start...

By KENNEDY MUPSENI- AFRICA is losing more than $30 billion in trade due to lack of effective infrastructure development, African Development Bank (AfDB) country director to Zambia Freddie Kwesiga has observed. In a presentation at...

By JAMES KUNDA and MUNAMBEZA MUWANEI- THE Kitwe District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KDCCI) has said the Government’s decision to revoke Statutory Instruments (SIs) number 33 of 2012 and 55 of 2013 will stir-up...