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THE National Association for Smallholder Farmers (NASFA) is urging government to quickly release the Crop Forecast Survey Report, saying the delay is agitating farmers and leaving them vulnerable to briefcase buyers. The Crop Forecasting Survey... […]

BANK of Zambia Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya says it is difficult to determine whether the Kwacha will continue to appreciate because the Central Bank does not forecast the exchange rate. Dr Kalyalya adds that beefing... […]

GOVERNMENT says it has signed 19 Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects worth $9.1 billion since 2022. Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the PPP projects have contributed about $1.7 billion to the Treasury... […]

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged government to restore the TAZAMA open access framework and to publish the terms of emergency procurement arrangements. The IMF has disclosed that priorities under a successor Extended Credit... […]

ENERGY Minister Makozo Chikote says the new dawn administration has laid a strong foundation that will define a good future for the country’s energy sector. Chikote says he is confident that as he goes to... […]

SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa says the supplementary budget has come early in the year due to the fact that there will be no Cabinet in June to approve it. Nkulukusa was responding to... […]

ZAMBIA has signed an agreement with Israel to restructure its US$460 million debt owed to that country. Speaking during the signing ceremony, Thursday, Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane disclosed that the debt... […]

ECONOMIST Dr Trevor Hambayi says the country must own at least 60 percent of the mines and find a direct link to China in order to benefit from that country’s zero-rate tariff. And economist Bright... […]

KANSANSHI Mining PLC has disclosed that it spent about US$21 million on local procurement during the first quarter of 2026, reflecting its continued commitment to strengthening local supplier participation and supporting economic growth in North-Western... […]

THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 25 basis points to 13.25 percent from 13.5 percent in February. BoZ adds that the annual inflation rate is projected at 6.8... […]