Business

Copper prices boom

BUUMBA CHIMBULU writes @SunZambian COPPER prices have jumped to their highest in nearly a decade as top metals consumer China returned...

FQM projects 785,000 tonnes copper output

BUUMBA CHIMBULU writes @SunZambian FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) has projected its 2021 copper production to grow above 785,000 tonnes,...

Govt to crack whip on pricing cartels

BUUMBA CHIMBULU writes @SunZambian GOVERNMENT will not condone the behaviour by some businesses engaging in price collusion and abusive...

ZDA seeks more collaboration in Zambia, Germany trade

BUUMBA CHIMBULU writes @SunZambian GOODS worth over US$9,000 were in the last five years exported to Germany, signifying the need...

PRIVATISE ROAD SUBSECTOR TO ATTRACT FINANCING – ZACCI

BUUMBA CHIMBULU writes @SunZambian THE road sub-sector should urgently be liberalised to attract private financing as tolling has...

GOVT STARTS DISMANTLING ZESCO $300M IPP DEBT

SUN BUSINESS writes @SunZambian GOVERNMENT has started dismantling the US$300 million debt Zesco owes Independent Power Producers...

PMRC urges revision of taxes in Petroleum Procurement System

BUUMBA CHIMBULU writes @SunZambian TAXES that govern the petroleum procurement system should be revisited to eliminate any expensive...

ZAMBIA APPLIES FOR DEBT PACKAGE UNDER G20, PARIS CLUBIMPACT

BUUMBA CHIMBULU writes @SunZambian GOVERNEMENT has applied for debt treatment under the Group of 20 (G20) the Common Framework which...

SI No 110 – a game changer for manufacturing industry

BUUMBA CHIMBULU writes @SunZambian GOVERNMENT has targeted to increase the manufacturing sector’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product...

SMART TECHNOLOGIES APT FOR MANUFACTURERS

BUUMBA CHIMBULU writes @SunZambian COVID-19 has reinforced the need for the manufacturing sector to adopt smart technologies, such...

Canada forges links with COMESA

BUUMBA CHIMBULU writes @SunZambian CANADA has expressed interest in working with COMESA to increase opportunities for international...

Clearing agents object to ZRA pairing

PETER SICHALI writes @SunZambian CLEARING agents have protested the proposed clearing agents module introduced by Zambia Revenue Authority...

Spar, Musokotwane Mission ink goat deal

SUN BUSINESS writes @SunZambian SPAR Choma and Musokotwane Compassion Mission Zambia (MCMZ) have signed a goat supply contract. In...

Africa requires $70 bn renewable energy annual investment

BUUMBA CHIMBULU writes @SunZambian AFRICA requires approximately US$70 billion in annual investment in renewables until 2030 to implement...

Stanbic invests K730m in customer service, digital innovation

BUUMBA CHIMBULU writes @SunZambian OVER K730 million has been invested in technology at Stanbic Bank Zambia in the last five years,...