Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Economy

A take on the influx of cheap Chinese labour in Zambia

By Laura Miti The National Constitutional Convention is currently going on at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre, in Lusaka. Citizens all over the country are holding...

Residents reject the proposed 26 % increment of ZESCO tariffs

SOME Livingstone residents have rejected the proposed average of 26 per cent increment of ZESCO tariffs arguing that the upward adjustment will increase the...

Chikwanda heads high level delegation to IMF/World Bank spring meetings

Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda is tomorrow expected to arrive in Washington DC in the United States of America leading a Zambian delegation to...

Government signs a $29.8 million loan agreement with World Bank

Government has signed a KR150 million (US$29.8 million) loan agreement with the World Bank to enable small scale farmers improve agriculture productivity and boost...

I am bringing Chinese investors who want to produce rice, Sata tell westerner voters

President Michael Sata has announced that Western Province’s wetlands have attracted Chinese investors who want to engage in full scale rice production. The announcement was...

Policy change on Emerald Auctions meant to benefit Zambians, Minister tells Investors

Deputy Minister of Mines and Natural Resources, Hon. Richard Musukwa has told a meeting of investors in London that the recent policy change on...

Government gives millers new directives

Government has directed all the Millers on the Copperbelt to sell their commodities to traders with licenses only in order to curb the cartel...

President Michael Sata defends forex monitoring mechanisms and assures investors

THE monitoring mechanisms in the financial sector set up by the Government are not meant to stifle foreign investment but enhance the investment opportunities...