Economy

COMESA SUPPLY CHAIN STILL LIMPING POST COVID-KAPWEPWE

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary General, Mulenga Kapwepwe, says the supply chains for essential commodities continue to be strained by adverse shocks initially induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative impacts of geo-political conflicts around the world. Ms. Kapwepwe was speaking during the opening of…

ZAMBIA IN 12 MILLION USD FUNDING AGREEMENT FROM US GOVERNMENT

Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane says government is committed to enhancing the agriculture sector by facilitating access to finance, smart agriculture practices and proper institutional frameworks. Zambia has signed the first  amendment to the compact development funding grant agreement with millennium challenge corporation to the tune of…

ZAM PARTNERS WITH FNB ZAMBIA FOR MANUFACTURERS MONTH

The Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) has partnered with First National Bank (FNB) Zambia in the implementation of the Inaugural Manufacturers Month that is running from 23rd October 2023 to 24th November 2023. The series of events in this Manufacturers Month have been called under the theme “Catalyzing Value Chains for…