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July 17, 2014 - 0 Comments

THE wholesale price of eggs has risen by five per cent, with further
increases expected by market players as temperatures continue to fall. A tray of eggs, which was recently selling at K18 has risen to...

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July 16, 2014 - 0 Comments

MOST Zambian small businesses have been experiencing stunted growth due to lack of adequate financial capital. My observation is that in as much as individual business and marketing proposals could be brilliant, implementation of the...

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July 16, 2014 - 0 Comments

TODAY we look at a very important document that usually acts as a road map prior to the setting up of a business or to the already existing one to enhance its growth. This business...

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July 16, 2014 - 0 Comments

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- THE soya bean value chain has been identified as priority, based on a number of agronomic and nutritional attributes, as well as its income generating potential for poor farmers, especially women. Soya...

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July 16, 2014 - 0 Comments

INSURANCE brokers play an important role in an economy. In our market, about fifty per cent of gross written premium is transacted through brokers. Notwithstanding this prominent contribution, a number of clients still mull over...

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July 16, 2014 - 0 Comments

I SPENT the Heroes and Unity holidays in my home town Kabwe and while there, I could not help but wander into history lane, wondering as to what had happened to the declaration of the...

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June 18, 2014 - 0 Comments

EFFECTIVE marketing is the only way out for a competitive banking sector.
It is remarkable how the banking industry has grown in Zambia during
the last 10 years.
 A snap survey around the city of Lusaka’s central...

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June 18, 2014 - 0 Comments

THE Ministry of Youth and Sport has for the past few years been
administering the Youth Empowerment Fund in a bid to create an
enabling environment for Zambians in that age-group. This has seen the Government parting...

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June 18, 2014 - 0 Comments

By HELEN ZULU- TOURISM is potentially one of Zambia’s best prospects for economic diversification and growth. The sector has the potential to play an increasingly important role in stimulating economic growth by contributing to job...

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June 18, 2014 - 0 Comments

ONE of the esteemed functions of the Church is to handle affairs or concerns of its members and King David in Psalms 138:8 said ‘The Lord will perfect that which concerns me…’ Does insurance concern...

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