Zambia and South Africa have formed a private sector working group to create a framework that will ensure the smooth flow of essential goods and services, during the COVID-19 lockdown of most Southern African Development […]

THE Bankers’ Association of Zambia (BAZ) says the K10 billion Medium-Term Financing facility announced by the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) is set to take to take effect and be accessible from April 15. And the […]

MOPANI Copper Mines has proceeded to put operations at the Mufulira and Kitwe plants on care and maintenance despite threats of dire consequences from government. And Musukwa has asked unions and workers to rise up […]

PETROLEUM Transporters Association of Zambia says it has continued to record positive business volumes with an uninterrupted supply and delivery of fuel into the country despite the COVID-19 outbreak. In an interview, Association secretary general […]

GOVERNMENT’s Tripartite Agreement between the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) and selected millers to reduce mealie meal prices has failed to yield the desired results, says the Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI). And IAPRI says […]

SINDA District Agricultural Committee chairperson Laiva Zulu has challenged government to come up with good crop prices if farmers are to sell their produce to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) during the forthcoming marketing season. […]

MUHANYA Solar Limited managing director Geoffrey Kaila says the kwacha’s rapid depreciation against major convertible currencies, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, has put pressure on local businesses in Zambia. And Zambia Association of Manufactures (ZAM) […]

THE Bank of Zambia has warned of unprecedented economic and public health shocks resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, although the disease’s full impact cannot be quantified at the moment. And the Central Bank has established […]

The Ministry of Finance has announced that it released total of K5.64 billion in March 2020, with K1.07 billion going towards domestic and external debt servicing. And the ministry further announced that K104.7 million was […]

AFRICAN Ministers of Finance have called for a US$100 billion emergency financing and requested debt relief from bilateral, multilateral and commercial partners including from the IMF, World Bank and the European Union amidst the COVID-19 […]