Domestic
The Bank of Zambia has urged state owned telecommunication firm Zamtel to champion the provision of digital solutions in order to contribute to the achievement of the ambitious financial inclusion targets. Read more: BOZ
Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ) Executive Manager, Dominic Chanda says the poultry industry has created over 83, 000 direct jobs in the last 10 years. Read more: ZNBC
Kantanshi legislator Anthony Mumba has called on the Ministry of Finance to come up with measures aimed at cushioning the kwacha from further depreciation. Read more: ZNBC
The Central Province Investment Expo created a lot of impetus for Indians to invest in Zambia, Zambia’s High Commissioner to India Judith Kapijimpanga has said. Read more: Lusaka Times
International
There is no better time to invest and do business in Zimbabwe than now, a Cabinet Minister said on Friday. Read more: MSN
Mastercard and Visa have both agreed to cut their fees for tourists using their cards in the EU, after a long-running battle with the European Commission. Read more: BBC
Owners of cars made by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will be able to earn cryptocurrency as they drive by enabling their vehicles to report “useful” data. Read more: CNBC
The US has warned that its intelligence sharing with other countries would have to be re-evaluated if those countries use Huawei to build their 5G networks. Read more: BBC
New research revealed that 484,000 U.K. businesses are in “significant financial distress,” which is 14% of all the economically active firms in the country. Read more: CNBC