ALTHOUGH the 2015 Budget has been presented to Parliament the budgeting processing is not over yet. Stakeholders, who strongly feel their proposals have not been attended to, still have a chance to lobby the Government...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI? – THE 2015 Budget is a growth Budget due to increase in allocations towards economic sectors. The Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) said the increased allocations towards sectors like road, energy, railway...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE? – UNION Gold Zambia has praised the Government on its decision to remove five per cent customs duty on aviation fuel saying it will spur growth in tourism. Presenting a paper on the 2015...

By JAMES KUNDA? – – CLASSIFIED grain buyers are still active in the maize market despite the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) having closed the crop marketing exercise last week. Grain Traders Association of Zambia (GTAZ)...

By JAMES KUNDA- THE Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) says it expects Zesco to improve service delivery following an allocation of K600 million towards power generation, transmission and distribution services. ZACA executive director Samuel Simutunda said...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI- THE Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) in conjunction with the Chamber Trade Sweden (CTS) is scheduled to hold a two-day industrial development workshop in Lusaka. The goal of the seminar...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has invested approximately US$11 billion in the construction of the necessary infrastructure in Africa to boost trade and economic growth. Among the key investments are bridges, border...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- BANK of Zambia (BoZ) Governor Michael Gondwe, has won the prestigious ‘Central Bank Governor of the Year Award’ at the Africa Investor (Ai) Investment and Business Leader Awards, in Washington DC. And...

By MAYA NTANDA – THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has said Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has paid a total of US$50 million it owed the energy utility company. Meanwhile, CEC is expected to spend about...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda and Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Michael Gondwe have been nominated for the ‘Investment and Business Leader Awards 2014’  by African Investor (Ai) taking place in Washington...