Daily Archives: September 27, 2017

Saudi Arabia women hail end of driving ban

Campaigners in Saudi Arabia have hailed King Salman’s decree allowing women to drive for the first time. One female activist called it a “great victory”, while another said things would “never be the same again”. The country’s US ambassador has described the move as “the right decision at the right time”. The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the ...

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Iraqi Kurds back independence in referendum

People living in northern Iraq voted overwhelmingly in favour of independence for the Kurdistan Region in Monday’s controversial referendum. The electoral commission said 92% of the 3.3 million Kurds and non-Kurds who cast their ballots supported secession. The announcement came despite a last-minute appeal for the result to be “cancelled” from Iraq’s prime minister. Haider al-Abadi urged Kurds to instead ...

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BoZ urged to consider further reducing statutory reserve ratio

Economist Chibamba Kanyama has called on the Bank of Zambia to consider reducing further the statutory reserve ratio to about 11.5 percent in order to spur economic growth in the country. Mr Kanyama has told Q business news that the recent reduction of the statutory reserve ratio from 15 percent to 12.5 percent is not sufficient. He adds that the ...

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Zambia awarded for strides in aviation sector

  ZAMBIA has been bestowed with the President’s Recognition Certificate Award by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for tremendous strides made in transforming its aviation sector. The award comes nearly 14 months after the European Union (EU) lifted its suspension of Zambian registered aircraft from entering the European airspace for not meeting international safety standards. Receiving the award in Montreal, ...

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ZIPAR project 2017 budget deficit at 7%

The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) has projected the 2017 budget deficit at 7 percent. ZIPAR Research Fellow Shebo Nalishebo said this when he made a presentation on the review of the 2017 National Budget performance at the ongoing four day media master class for business journalists in Chilanga District. Mr. Nalishebo has since recommended that the ...

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Political dialogue should be Zambian owned – Britain

British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane-Dyet says the impending political dialogue process should be Zambian owned and led. Speaking to during an interactive breakfast meeting with News Editors in Lusaka, Mr Cochrane-Dyet has encouraged all stakeholders to engage in an open,consultattive,respectful and forward-looking dialogue process ,to foster political tolerance and reconciliation in the proud tradition of Zambia’s ability to ...

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Disband ACC – Bishop Mambo

  The Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CiSCA) has called for the disbandment of the Anti-Corruption Corruption (ACC). CiSCA Chairperson Bishop John Mambo says the leadership at the ACC has become highly politicized and is no longer serving its intended purpose. He says the ACC has become so politically embedded and is being used to pursue perceived enemies of the State. ...

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