ZNFU president Jervis Zimba says Zambia will remain food secure despite heavy floods being experienced in some parts of the country as the damage sustained on crop fields is not severe. In an interview, Zimba... […]

ECONOMIST Noel Nkhoma says the Bank of Zambia’s (BoZ) decision to raise the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points will increase the Non-Performing Loans (NPL) ratio, a situation that will result in more... […]

GOVERNMENT must focus on clearing the bottlenecks around the mining sector if Zambia is to re-build its international gross reserves, says Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Felix Mutati. And Mutati says it will be... […]

COMMERCIAL banks’ average lending rates on loan facilities marginally dropped by only 0.6 percentage points to 25.1 per cent by the end of last year, mainly in response to a sustained low Monetary Policy Rate... […]

THE Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors (AMSC) says it is disappointed with the delay by the Ministry of Justice to sign a the statutory Instrument on local content which will prioritise Zambian suppliers and... […]

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Richard Musukwa says some mining companies in Zambia are already complaining of paying more taxes due to the mining fiscal regime sliding scale mechanism that has been moved by high... […]

BANK of Zambia (BoZ) governor Christopher Mvunga says Zambia’s international gross reserves have plummeted to an unprecedented US$1.2 billion by the end of last year, representing 2.4 months of import cover, from US $1.3 billion... […]

ECONOMIST Chibamba Kanyama says government should show a tangible course of action towards attaining debt sustainability during the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) talks because this will determine the country’s success of securing the long-awaited... […]

THE Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has called on government to intensify protection of local produce by restricting food imports to only what cannot be grown within. In an interview, ZNFU media and public relations... […]

FINANCE Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has withdrawn the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Amendment Bill, which was at Second Reading stage, to allow for further consultation on the proposed piece of legislation. Speaking in Parliament, Wednesday,... […]