IN any business, either small and medium enterprises (SME) or in a large business establishment, credit sales could be a part of sales arrangement of selling goods and services to the customers to run a...

As indicated last week I will dedicate a few articles to share some lessons from the 42nd African Insurance Organization (AIO) Conference and General Assembly that  was held in the Tunisian Capital, Tunis. The first...

THE announcement that more than 15 million government’s shares in ZCCM Investment Holding (IH) were offered to National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) through the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) has reignited public interest. The public interest...

IN the recent past, mainly due to economic turbulences, the banking sector in Zambia has seen increased volatility in exchange rate. This is mainly on account of lower sales of foreign exchange on the market,...

THREE regional economic communities (RECs) last week launched the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), setting the stage for the establishment of a single market for the 26 countries involved. The single market will be for...

WHILE commending the Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) for spreading its tentacles to Southern, Eastern, Northern, Copperbelt and Muchinga provinces, Talking Shop would like the bureau to up its game by ensuring consumers are given...

ZAMBIA’s manufacturing sector is a pivot of economic development through its backward and forward linkages to economic growth, exports and employment creation. It provides a market for primary products and sets the basis for exports...

The 42nd African Insurance Organisation (AIO) Conference and General assembly was held in the Tunisian capital Tunis in the last week of May attracting over 1,000 delegates from various countries including outside Africa. These comprised...

AS we conclude this four-article series on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), it is hoped that justice has been done to the topic. One expects that the articles have helped to throw some light on...

This week we will look at the pricing element of the marketing mix. I have come to observe that most Zambian marketing firms dealing in retail and consumer products do not allow marketers to participate...