THE kwacha has depreciated to hit the K15.00 per dollar barrier for the second time in less than four months, owing to a sustained high demand for the greenback on the local market, compounded with […]

THE annual rate of inflation has jumped to 13.9 per cent in February, up from 12.5 per cent recorded in January, the highest on record since October, 2016, according to the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZSA). […]

GREEN Party leader Peter Sinkamba has advised government to adopt his business model for the cultivation of cannabis for export and medicinal purposes, saying it is a big economic driver if well implemented. Sinkamba has […]

ZAMBIA’S position in the world’s top 50 global mining countries has plummeted in the latest Fraser Index to 58, losing a massive 28 places from the country’s previous 30. The country’s placing in the Index, […]

INTEREST rates on loan facilities could still rise despite the Bank of Zambia’s (BoZ) decision to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5 per cent due to the elevated cost of funds, says Bankers’ […]

NATSAVE Bank has partnered with Airtel Mobile Commerce Zambia Limited to launch its Wallet-to-Bank and Bank-to-Wallet services, which allows customers of both institutions to instantly send money directly from either account to the other and […]

ZAMBIA’s huge indebtedness and failure to attain debt sustainability to attract an IMF programme means that the country must solve the economic crisis without external assistance, says Party of National Unity (PNU) leader Highvie Hamududu. […]

AGRICULTURE Minister Michael Katambo says the Ministry will take legal action against agro dealers who did not issue inputs to farmers in the 2019/2020 agricultural season. And Katambo has revealed that government still owes agro […]

Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) executive director Isaac Mwaipopo says government should put in place practical measures that will put the country on a path of economic recovery. Reacting to last week’s Monitory […]

INTEREST rates on loan facilities increased to an average 28 per cent by the end of last year from 26.1 per cent by September 30, 2019, reflecting elevated government financing needs and tight liquidity conditions. […]