By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Banking sector last year disbursed a total of K21.7 billion to key economic sectors as at end of September 2014. As at June 30 2013 , the banking and non-bank...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – FOUR brothers in Lusaka have formed a groundnut processing firm with a monthly capacity of processing more than two tonnes of grounds into peanut butter and other products. Davies Bwembya and...

By JULIUS PHIRI – VUBWI District has a lot economic potential which investors will soon start exploiting once the the Chipata-Vubwi-Chadiza Road is completely tarred, Vubwi Member of Parliament Margaret Miti has said. China Jiangxi...

By BUSINESS REPORTER – THE prices of oil on the international market have continued to fall, dropping to fresh five -year lows yesterday as worries about a surplus of global supplies and low demand dampen...

THE festive season has presented an opportunity for traders to sell various goods as consumers prepare to hold parties as well as buying presents for their loved ones to wish them well during the festive...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE bilateral trade in agricultural products between Zambia and the United States of America in 2014 significantly dropped to US$504,000 from $732,000 in 2013 representing a 35 per cent reduction. The...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA should raise the profile of the manufacturing sector by investing in local value addition of its mineral industry to hedge against the falling prices of copper on the world market....

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – STANBIC Bank invested more than US$350 million in the development of the Zambia’s energy sector in 2014 to address the current power deficit. The bank sees the energy sector as key...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Jesuit Canter for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has appealed to the Government to set up a clear budget line and allocate at least 10 per cent to support the Sustainable Agricultural...

By BUSINESS REPORTERS – London copper edged lower on Tuesday, falling for a fifth consecutive session to trade around its lowest in four and a half years on worries about slowing demand in top consumer...