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Uncertainties around Zambia’s Eurobond refinancing worry EAZThe deteriorating Turkish economy raises uncertainty surrounding the Zambian government’s plan to refinance the country’s US $750 million Eurobond using an unnamed company from that country, says the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ). And the […]
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FISP can’t work with dysfunctional agricultural extension services – CTPDGovernment should step up its investment in agricultural extension services if the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) is to yield its intended results, says the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD). Ahead of the […]
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Future farmers will cultivate with drones, automated tractors – AfDBThe African Development Bank (AfDB) says there is no need for the continent to needlessly spend US $35 billion annually on importing food when it can be the breadbasket of the world. And AfDB says […]
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Govt lost K400m in tax revenue due to illicit tobacco – BATThe Zambian government lost an estimated K400 million between 2014 and 2017 as a result of the illicit tobacco trade, according to British American Tobacco (BAT) Zambia Plc. But the company says it remains excited […]
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Almost 1 million Zambians will be food insecure, warns IAPRINearly one million Zambians will be food insecure by March next year triggered by prolonged dry spells and the pest infestation in some places, says the Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI). And IAPRI has […]
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Zambia’s first Hilton Garden Inn opensHilton Garden Inn, the award-winning mid-scale brand by Hilton, has officially opened its doors at Lusaka Society Business Park on Cairo Road. According to a press release issued via PR agency, Cutting Edge, the hotel […]
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More women jailed for wildlife crime – Tourism MinistryThree people have been handed five-year prison sentences each for various wildlife crimes by subordinate courts in Lusaka and Chipata, says the Ministry of Tourism and Arts. And the Ministry continues to bemoan the active […]
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Turkey’s financing of Zambia’s Eurobond will be costly – CTPDGovernment’s move to engage a Turkish company to refinance Zambia’s US $750 million Eurobond may translate into increased costs due to the suspended IMF bailout programme, says the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD). […]
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Opposition lose elections because they chew campaign money – SampaNewly-elected Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa says opposition political parties in the current landscape are not winning elections because they chew monies meant for campaigning. And Sampa says he did not receive even a single ngwee […]
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ZCCM-IH pays IDC K81.4m dividendZCCM-IH yesterday paid a dividend of K81.4 million to the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) following a successful financial year where the former generated profits of K729 million. The holdings company increased its dividend policy to […]
