ECONOMIST Mambo Hamaundu says the closing down of private business has the potential to affect investor confidence going into the elections. And Hamundu says there is a need for taxes to be lowered even as... […]

Secretary to the treasury Fredson Yamba says the Ministry of Finance has released K657 million for the 2021 crop marketing activities. This follows the announcement of the 2021 Food Reserve Agency (FRA) grain prices, under... […]

ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa says the increase in domestic debt by government is crowding out the private sector. Commenting on revelations by Ministry of Finance permanent secretary for budget and economic affairs Emmanuel Mulenga Pamu... […]

THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has announced that it will purchase a 50 kilogram bag of white maize at K150 during the 2021 crop marketing season. Speaking at a media briefing on the 2021 crop... […]

MINISTRY of Finance permanent secretary for budget and economic affairs Emmanuel Mulenga Pamu says there was an increase of domestic debt from K130.2 billion to K143.8 billion recorded at the end of December 2020. Speaking... […]

JAPAN Tobacco International (JTI) leaf operations manager Chipata branch Dr Ezekiel Mtonga says those fighting tobacco production in the country are likely to scare-off potential investors wanting to invest in the industry. And Mtonga says... […]

IT is imperative that we pay attention to the macroeconomic framework because it will define the economic environment within which the eighth national development plan will be implemented says Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Simon... […]

FORMER Finance Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the Statutory Instrument number 24 of 2021 under the Electricity Act of 2019 which was issued by government in April this year, is solely targeted at the Copperbelt... […]

THE Poultry Association of Zambia has predicted a shortage of day-old chicks in the country for the next two to three months. In an interview, PAZ executive manager Dominic Chanda attributed the shortage to the... […]

THE Poultry Association of Zambia has predicted a shortage of day-old chicks in the country for the next two to three months. In an interview, PAZ executive manager Dominic Chanda attributed the shortage to the... […]