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The Zambia Chamber of Mines has projected that its annual National Conference on Occupational Safety, Health and Environment will continue to attract more international players in the mining sector. In an interview during the fifth

Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi has challenged government to disclose the source of the money that will be sued to import power from South Africa’s power utility, Eskom. And Milupi says

Agriculture Minister Michael Katambo says each household is only allowed to buy one 50 kilogramme bag of maize from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) under the current community sales at all agency sale points. Responding

Barclays Bank Zambia Plc has been named the 2019 Best Retail Bank and Best Corporate Bank by International Business Magazine. And the magazine has also named Barclays Zambia Managing Director Mizinga Melu Zambia’s Banking CEO

Economist Chibamba Kanyama says it will be difficult for Zambia to survive without external financing as the current external debt position requires refinancing. And Kanyama says Zambia’s global competitiveness ranking will not improve any time

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed intentions to undertake a field staff visit to Zambia next month to exchange views on policies government is undertaking to stabilize the country’s economy. Ministry of Finance Spokesperson

Economist Professor Oliver Saasa has advised government arms to avoid differing with each other through the press saying this undermines the integrity of government policy. And Professor Saasa has welcomed the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA)

Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) president Andrew Chintala says the price of mealie meal is expected to go up following an increase in the country’s annual rate of inflation. The annual rate of inflation skyrocketed

The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has called on government to be consistent with its policy formulation and implementation on maize exports because inconsistencies have the potential to hamper the growth of the agricultural sector.

The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has announced that Zampost Microfinance Limited (ZMFL) and Pan African Building Society (PABS) have with immediate effect been put under compulsory liquidation. According to a statement issued via Bank of