By JAMES MUYANWA AND  JAMES KUNDA- OIL prices on the international market have fallen from about US$115 per barrel in June, 2014 to about $81 per barrel last week. In some African countries, like South...

AB Bank Zambia Limited is currently attracting a lot of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) due to its loan facility. But Talking Shop has observed that the Lusaka Main Cairo branch is experiencing long queues...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE? – PRESIDENT Michael Sata’s policy on road development through the Link Zambia 8000 has created an opportunity for cooperatives to manage to conduct business smoothly, Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) has observed. ZCF...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE? – PANGAEA Securities has said foreign investors are looking for alternative sectors to explore in Zambia because of its potential for economic growth. Company chief executive officer Ceaser Siwale said the international...

By JAMES KUNDA? – ZAMBIA Sugar Plc has recorded a five per cent increase in revenue in the last six months ended September this year. This has been attributed substantially to growth in the domestic...

By HELEN ZULU? – THE Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) has paid tribute to the late President Michael Sata for his zeal to promote local products. ZAM president, Bright Chunga said the association had lost...

By HELEN ZULU? – CENTRAL Statistical Office (CSO) deputy director economic statistics?Goodson Sinyenga has said there is need to find a mechanism of?monitoring the informal cross-border trade in the country. Mr Sinyenga said Zambia had...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Government has released K3 million towards the rehabilitation and construction of dip tanks in some parts of the country. The K3 million is part of the K52 million which the...

By JAMES KUNDA? – ZAMBIA has dropped four places on the 2015 Ease of Doing Business (EDB) Index compiled by the World Bank Group, owing to the increasing Property Transfer Tax (PTT). Zambia’s global rank...

AS the nation continues to mourn President Michael Sata, there is need to ensure that the economy continues in its growth path. There is need to guard against any acts or uttering words which could...