Friday, April 19, 2024

Economy

Zambia will not import or allow any Genetically Modified foods

GOVERNMENT will not import or allow any Genetically Modified foods (GMOs) as the country is food secure following bumper harvests recorded. Vice President Inonge Wina...

Government told to be careful with the Ethiopian Airlines deal

GOVERNMENT should put up deliberate measures to ensure that Ethiopian Airlines does not monopolise the local market once the Zambian Airways is actualised, says...

Tread Carefully on ZESCO unbundling

The National Energy Sector and Allied Workers Union (NESAWU) has urged Government not to rush into restructuring ZESCO as doing so may result ...

Livingstone Tourism Board welcomes calls to declare Livingstone tax free zone

Economists have welcomed the call on government by Livingstone Tourism Board (LTB) to declare Livingstone a tax free economic zone to boost tourism and...

Africa Development Bank to roll out mega projects in four key areas of Zambia

Africa Development Bank (ADB) Country Manager Mary Manneko Monyau yesterday underscored that the Bank intends to roll out mega projects in four key areas...

Zambia’s total debt will swell to over US$24 billion in three years-Musokotwane

Zambia’s Former Finance Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has projected that Zambia will have a total debt of $24.46 billion by 2021 if the current...

Kitwe Mealie-Meal retailers hikes prices

Mealie-Meal retailers in Kitwe have increased the price of the commodity by K5. The retailers have attributed the increase in the price of mealie- meal...

Zambia’s February inflation drops to to 6.1

The inflation rate for the month of February has decreased to 6.1 percent compared to 6.2 percent in January 2018. And Central Statistics Office (CSO)...