Opposition UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says a better Zambia needs an economy that is driven by small businesses. Mr. Hichilema says once in power the UPND will ensure that the Country’s economy empowers small businesses. He was speaking this morning when he met marketeers who lost their merchandises in the COMESA market fire. And Mr. Hichilema has told the marketeers ...

Vice President Inonge Wina says adoption of ICTs by COMESA member states will help to accelerate economic development. Mrs. Wina says COMESA needs to embrace digital technologies in the implementation of regional integration programmes. The Vice President said this in a speech read on her behalf by Minister in the office of the Vice president Sylvia Chalikosa during the COMESA 38th ...

Opposition Party of National Unity (PNU) says it is unpatriotic for anyone to wish a collapse of the Zambian economy. PNU leader Highvie Hamududu says regardless of which political party one comes from, all Zambians want their Country’s economy to survive. Mr. Hamududu says all Zambians must hope for the survival of their Country’s economy. In an interview with QTV ...

The BuyZed campaign says the ability of the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to collect K27.7 billion in just six months is an indication Zambia can be self sufficient financially. Founder Evans Ngoma says his organization believes that with such a collection, government can meet all its domestic obligations without necessarily resorting to borrowing. Mr. Ngoma says this is why his ...

The Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) says Zambia can achieve the over 3 percent economic growth projected for the second quarter of 2018. Chief Executive Officer, Leonard Mwanza says his association is basing its analysis on the economic performance of the Country in the first two months of the quarter. Mr. Mwanza says the BAZ has observed that there is ...

Government has declined to state what its option will be in an event it fails to seal a financial bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Chief government spokesperson Dora Siliya says government will cross the bridge when it gets there. Ms. Siliya, who is also Information and Broadcasting Services Minister, has told QTV News government prefers to wait ...