Domestic
Premium Audit Consulting awarded by Romania International Development Cooperation Agency (RoAid) with a development grant for a pre-feasibility study as a preliminary tool in the Smart City Program; a housing project and aid to the development and upgrade of compound areas in Lusaka. Read more: Lusaka Times
Chongwe Member of Parliament Japhen Mwakalombe has warned investors setting up agricultural activities in the area not to overstep their boundaries. Read more: ZNBC
Mines Minister Richard Musukwa has assured mining companies of government’s support in addressing the challenges the sector is facing. Read more: ZNBC
Government says ratification to the African Continental Free Trade Area -AfCFTA- agreement in Zambia will create opportunities for manufactures to scale up production beyond Zambia trade boundaries. Read more: ZNBC
Vedanta Resources Holdings Limited wants to be joined in the matter in which ZCCM-IH Plc is seeking an order to have KCM wound up. Read more: Lusaka Times
International
The Bank of Ghana has stated that the government of Ghana will borrow $2.3 million for the second quarter of 2019 to meet its financial obligations. Read more: MSN
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has raised the alarm that the country might slide back to recession unless urgent measures are taken to address the high rate of unemployment. Read more: MSN
Tesla Inc is on course to deliver a record number of cars in the second quarter, beating the 90,700 it sent to customers in the final quarter of last year, according to an internal email from Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk to staff. Read more: Reuters
Donald Trump said that Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications network company, was “very dangerous” but could still be “included” in a trade deal with Beijing, as the US president announced a $16 billion bailout package for farmers hit by escalating tariffs. Read more: Financial Times