CENTRE for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo says the first quarter of 2024 may remain quite challenging owing to the performance of the exchange rate. And Mwaipopo has observed that in... […]

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) Chairperson Reynolds Bowa says the Strategic Reserve Fund which they have been using to keep the fuel prices constant for the last four months has been depleted. In an interview,... […]

MINE Suppliers and Contractors Association president Coster Mwaba has appealed to government to urgently engage Lubambe Copper Mines’ management to ensure all suppliers and contractors are paid their dues. Mwaba says the mine owes suppliers... […]

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the country’s inflation and Kwacha performance against major convertible currencies could have been worse without interventions from the IMF and World Bank. And Dr Musokotwane says... […]

ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says KCM and Mopani Copper Mines will have no impact on the country’s economic performance in 2024. Earlier this week, Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Deputy Governor for operations Francis Chipimo expressed concern... […]

BANK of Zambia Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya has challenged US economist Steve Hanke to demonstrate how he arrived at 47 percent as the official annual inflation rate for Zambia. Dr Hanke, a professor of applied economics at the... […]

SOME car dealers have bemoaned the impact of the continued depreciation of the Kwacha against major convertible currencies on their business, saying sales are very low. Ancestor Movers Company Limited Director Simbule Simbule says his... […]

PAC president Andyford Banda has wondered why government is failing to release details for International Resources Holdings (IHR), an Abu Dhabi firm it engaged to develop Mopani Copper Mines. Banda is concerned that the firm... […]

GOVERNMENT has justified the K3.5 million cost for constructing a chief’s palace, explaining that the amount would also cater for the building of other units. Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) Executive Director Isaac... […]

THE Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) says the Export Proceeds Tracking Framework will help government to have accurate information in regards to tax policy formulation and ensure export visibility. In a recent gazette notice, the... […]