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Zambia’s annual inflation rate dips to 9.4%, as country records K.5bn trade deficit
Zambia’s annual inflation rate has declined to 9.4 percent in January this year due to movement in prices of food and non-food items, ...
Economy
AfDB calls for speedy resolution of debt crisis, implementation of Common Framework
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for an urgent and bold action to fast track the implementation of the Common Framework to ...
Economy
276 small businesses receive K650,000 loan facility from Indo Zambia Bank
Indo Zambia Bank (IZB) has disbursed about K650,000 to 276 small businesses, as it signs a partnership with marketeers’ group. The bank also ...
Economy
Revenue Authority widens tax base, targets informal sector through local authorities
The Zambia Revenue Authority will this year include presumptive tax on passenger transport once the modalities are finalised. In addition, local authorities will ...
Metro
Govt pays K2.7bn to honour promised salary increase to civil servants
About K2.734 billion has been disbursed to fulfill 10.5 percent salary increment to eligible government employees. The number of government employees is reported ...
Economy
Zambian honey hits UK markets
Zambian honey has hit the United Kingdom (UK)’s supermarket shelves with Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) exporting 10 tonnes of the commodity into ...
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Zambia to be in economic mess if debts are not restructured by March —Hichilema warns
Zambia would be in a difficult situation to effectively manage its economic affairs if the debt negotiations were not concluded by the end ...
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Government bonds oversubscribed, as January offer attracts K2.7bn
The January auction of government bonds has been oversubscribed, with returns hitting K2.7 billion against an offer of K2.6 billion. Bank of Zambia ...
Metro
Why conservation farming is key to sustainable economy —Chief Madzimawe
The utilisation of natural resources required a mindset change among the people for conservation agriculture to be sustained. This is according to Chief ...
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100,000 Zambian farmers gear up for tree-planting exercise in conservation initiative
More than one hundred thousand farmers are earmarked to benefit from the Gliricidia sepium tree planting exercise, an initiative aimed at replenishing depleted ...
