Economy
Cairo: African Collaborative Transit Guarantee Scheme launched to promote seamless movement of goods
An African Collaborative Transit Guarantee Scheme designed to promote seamless movement of goods across multiple national customs borders has been launched in Cairo, ...
Economy
IATF2023: Zambia’s IGI signs $10 million trade facility with Afreximbank
A trade facilitation agreement and Interstate Transit Guarantee worth US$10 million has been signed between Zambia’s Innovate General Insurance (IGI) and African Export-Import ...
Economy
Report claims official lenders question Zambia’s $4 billion debt restructuring deal
The Financial Times has claimed that official lenders, led by the IMF and Beijing, have questioned a deal to restructure nearly US$4 billion ...
Economy
Cairo: Minister Mulenga speaks on Zambia’s agric future, as 2 million acres set aside for farming blocks
Zambia’s Minister of Trade, Commerce and Industry, Chipoka Mulenga, says over 2 million acres of land has been set aside for farming blocks. ...
Economy
Africa’s energy transition, industrialisation top Cairo meeting, as calls made for environmental clean up
At the third edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2023 in Cairo, Africa Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) made a strong call to ...
Economy
Afreximbank announces $1 billion African film fund, to enhance exposure of creative industry
In an effort to support Africa’s creative industry, a US$1 billion facility has been earmarked to be launched in 2024. This facility, African ...
Economy
Revenue Authority to implement new operating model in 2024 to enhance efficiency
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has announced that it is set to implement a new operating model in January next year in an ...
Economy
Policy brief highlights ills in Zambia’s petroleum sub-sector
The Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has published a policy brief highlighting the challenges faced by transporters in the petroleum sub-sector in ...
Economy
Africa’s largest trade, investment fair begins, promises to unlock continent’s potential
Africa’s largest trade and investment fair has opened here in Cairo, Egypt which is set to unlock the continent’s true potential. The fair ...
Economy
Halting mining activities in lower Zambezi excites environmentalists
The halting of mining activities in the Lower Zambezi proposed by Mwembeshi Resources Limited is a bold move and the right decision made ...