New economic order needs actions to back words

We are about to start a new year, and if we want to look forward rather than back we need to ensure we build on what we know to be…

Forget gold: Palladium is up more than 50pc, but can it last? — Scotiabank

London. — Palladium has been the clear shining star in the precious metals sector, with the price pushing to a 17-year high in the final trading week of the year.

Delta’s Natbrew share trade sails through on LuSE

A total of 44,1 million National Breweries shares traded on the Lusaka Stock Exchange Tuesday signalling Delta Corporation’s purchase of about 70 percent of the Zambian brewer.

RBZ , Bitcoin: What’s the worst that could happen?

Jeffrey Gogo Central bank chief Dr John Mangudya last week expressed the same kind of fears that every other global monetary authority before him has shown, a fear of the…

Public policy needs alternative process . . . Policy cannot be justified by its ideology alone

Chris Chenga African governments are frequently found pursuing populist policies that lack business sense. These policies are often driven to achieve ideological intentions; such as fair distribution of resources or…

Millenials thrive in agile environments

Aura Kawanzaruwa For some businesses, the term “agile working” is simply another phrase for “flexitime”. Paul Allsopp of The Agile Organisation says “agile working is about bringing people, processes, connectivity…

2017: What a year!

Mamvura’s Market Minute If anyone tells you they knew what was going to happen this year, they are utter liars. This year was unpredictable, largely because of Operation Restore Legacy,…

‘Controls are bad for the economy’

Comment: Clive Mphambela Adam Smith, the celebrated economist and philosopher once said, “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker, that we expect our…

LuSE launches new trading system

The Lusaka Stock Exchange last week launched a new trading, clearing settlement system. The system, which went live on December 18, enhances the LuSE’s profile as a dynamic and fast…

Cease-fires are hard to agree

We conclude the story of the Lancaster House Conference this week, picking up where major agreement had been struck over the land rights question.

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