DEPUTY Chief of Mission at the Japanese Embassy Satoshi Ominato says although the Zambian government is working hard to improve the business environment, there is a need to address certain hurdles which hinder foreign business investment. In an interview, Thursday, Ominato said government needed to be flexible in terms of how to manage new foreign businesses. “I recognise the efforts being made by the UPND government about the improvement of business environments in this country. We do appreciate it but I think it requires more transparency in making more appeal to the foreign investors so that we can take advantage of the improved environment. Also, we would like to see less red tape. We still feel there are some red...