Stanchart sees Zambia’s economic potential
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka STANDARD Chartered Bank Zambia has invested over US$2 million in the development of various digital platforms to reach out to the unbanked population and contribute to the…
StanChart, Bongo Hive hailed on entrepreneurship
MONICA KAYOMBO, Lusaka MARY Nkonde, a Lusaka-based entrepreneur, has commended Standard Chartered Bank and Bongo Hive for their effort to promote entrepreneurship among women in Zambia.Ms Nkonde, one of the…
5 female entrepreneurs pocket $50,000
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka FIVE female entrepreneurs in the technology space were yesterday empowered with US$10,000 each as seed funding to grow their businesses using technology. The seed funding under the…
February sees increased market activity on LuSE
TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka COMPANIES listed on the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) witnessed increased market activity in February, resulting in the overall turnover increasing to over K14.55 million from about K5.55…
Zambia needs to rebuild buffer, banking system
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka
ZAMBIA should urgently create a counter-cyclical buffer to cushion the economy whenever the mining output has been affected by low copper prices and other negative factors, a senior economist has said.
ANDREW OKAI
StanChart invests $3m in financial training
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka
STANDARD Chartered Bank Zambia chief executive officer Andrew Okai says the bank has invested US$3 million into financial education training since last year to (more…)
Standard Chartered Bank to invest US$1.5 billion globally
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka
STANDARD Chartered Bank will in the next three years invest US$1.5 billion globally into digital banking to expand its financial services.
Currently, the bank’s digital platform caters for (more…)
Kabwe town
‘Economic prospects bright’
CYNTHIA MWALE, Lusaka
STANDARD Chartered Bank has rated Zambia as being among the top four markets whose long-term economic (more…)