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Zambia won’t relax rules on wheat imports – YalumaCommerce, Trade and Industry Minister Christopher Yaluma says Zambia has expressed reluctance to relax its rules on the importation of wheat flour from other SADC countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). According to […]
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Don’t waif for FRA, find alternative buyers of maize, union urges farmersThe Food Reserve Agency’s (FRA) maize purchase price of K65 per 50Kg bag for this year’s crop marketing season is disappointing, says National Union for Small-Scale Farmers of Zambia (NUSFAZ) director-general Dr Frank Kayula. And […]
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FRA predicts ‘competitive’ crop marketing seasonThe Food Reserve Agency (FRA) says the 2018 crop marketing season will be challenging in Zambia given the drop in maize production compared to the regional average. But FRA board chairperson Joe Hantebe Simachela says […]
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FRA to buy 50Kg maize at K65The Food Reserve Agency has announced its maize purchase price of K65 per 50Kg bag for the 2018 crop marketing season, an increment of only K5 from last year. Speaking during a press briefing in […]
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TPIN deadline extension final, warns ZRAThe Zambia Revenue Authority has warned that the extended deadline for bank account holders to register for a Tax Payer Identification Number (TPIN) to the end of this year is final. Speaking during a press […]
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Kwacha appreciates to K9.67 per dollarThe kwacha has appreciated to hit K9.67 per dollar following continued supply of dollars on the financial market in response to corporates’ provisional tax obligations, according to financial market players The local currency has appreciated […]
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Zesco still owes Mozambique $53m for power import – NkhuwaZesco’s still owes “Electricidade de Moçambique” (EDM) a debt of US$53 million for its export of electricity to Zambia during the power supply crisis, says Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa. And Nkhuwa has insisted that power […]
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Zambia’s economic growth slows to 2.6%Zambia’s economic growth slumped to 2.6 per cent in the first quarter of this year, down from 3.2 per cent during the corresponding period last year, mainly driven by negative growth rates in the agriculture […]
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Inflation reduces to 7.4%THE annual rate of inflation has dropped to 7.4 per cent from 7.8 per cent recorded in May, according to Central Statistical Office data Announcing Zambia’s annual rate of inflation for the month of June, […]
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State House downplays resignation of Auditor GeneralState House says Auditor General Ron Mwambwa informed President Edgar Lungu about his decision to resign weeks ago, and as such “there is nothing sinister” about the development. And President Edgar Lungu has complained about […]
