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The Central Statistics Office (CSO) monthly bulletin report for July has indicated that 76.8 per cent of Zambia’s major export sales in June resulted from intermediate goods such as Copper anodes and cathodes. In accordance to the same report, 23.2 per cent of the nation’s total exports resulted from consumer …

At the first National Economic Summit organized by the Economics Association of Zambia, minister of Finance Dr Bwalya Ng’andu voiced concerns that developments in the international economy had not been supportive to the local economy. At the summit, held in Livingstone, Dr Ng’andu noted that Zambia’s economy has been poorly …

The self-made billionaire and one of India’s richest men, Anil Agarwal has sold his stake in Anglo America. As the biggest shareholder of the mining company, Agarwal is reported to have made US$500M before the costs from the deal. Agarwal, through his metals company, Volcan Holdings Plc, began buying into …

During a media briefing in Lusaka, Barrick Gold Corporation made a clear pronouncement that speculations about the company’s intention to sell Lumwana Copper Mine are false.   The Chief Executive Officer and President of Barrick Gold Corporation, Mark Bristow rather highlighted its eagerness to continue engaging with the government at …

The mining firms have been permitted to pay their utility bills in foreign currency though it is just weeks after the government outlawed foreign currency as legal tender and officially reintroduced the Zimbabwean dollar a decade after it was wiped out by hyperinflation.   Zimbabwe’s Energy and Power Development minister …