Economy
Bank of Zambia refutes allegation of plundering AFSL by Aaron Chungu
The Bank of Zambia has refuted allegations by former Access Financial Services Director Aaron Chungu that its agents have looted and plundered funds at...
Economy
Maize floor price maintained at K65,000
Government has maintained last year's maize flow price of K65,000 per 50 kilogram bag or K1.3 million per metric ton for the 2012/ 2013...
Economy
Government to review Companies Act
Government has announced that it is in the process of reviewing the Companies Act to make it more responsive to the country’s economic development.
Minister...
Economy
Extract from the Economist Intelligence Unit report on Zambia Outlook for period 2012-2016
Economist Intelligence Unit published their outlook report on Zambia during the month of may. Below are some extracts from the report for their outlook...
Economy
UNZA don calls for investment in Zambia’s manufacturing industry
A professor of Economics at the University of Zambia Vakentesh Seshamani has observed that the manufacturing industry in the country needs huge investment.
Professor Seshamani...
Economy
Government commissions $160m CEC power project
THE Government has commissioned the construction of the first Greenfield, 40 Mega Watts (MW) Kabombo Gorge hydro-power project to cost about US$160 million in...
Economy
Africa wins the Square Kilometre Array mandate
A consortium of African nations, headed by South Africa and including Zambia, has won the mandate to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio...
Economy
Creation of districts should be development backed – Mweetwa
The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says the creation of new districts will be meaningless if not backed by tangible development.
UPND deputy...