Oil prices pare early gains
• Brent Crude was up 0.2% at $72.86 a barrel by 0153 Greenwich Meridian Time. • Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,819.71 per ounce,
Category : Commodities
Oil prices reverse
• Brent crude climbed 0.9%, to $65.78 a barrel. • Gold price inched lower although the losses are limited by growing concerns over the economic
[AUDIO] Essential commodity prices remain stable
• Village Chicken Roster K150. • Bomorrah Chicken K190. • Cooking Oil 5 liter K217. Poultry products have maintained a stable price for the past
Cost of living drops on food items
• This shows a decline of K301.65 Ngwee from the April basket which was K8, 743. • Prices of fruits such as apples, bananas and
ZACA nods VAT suspension on imported edible oil
• What government has done is long overdue. • This is one way of stabilizing the prices of Edible oils. • Government should consider extending
Kwacha continues taking downward trend
• In quarter 1, the Kwacha depreciated against the US dollar by 4.4 percent. • On a net basis, BoZ sold US$259.7 million compared with
Diesel shortage hits Lusaka, Southern Province
• The disruptions in supply of diesel are of great concern. • They have an adverse effect on normal business operations. • Some OMCs have
Rise in Copper prices elates President Lungu
• Rise in Copper prices is a good indication for the Mining industry. • Prices on the international market fell from $6, 165 per tonne
Cost of living still high
• JCTR Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket for March 2021 increased to K8, 644 from K8, 512 in February. • The rise by K132 is
Economist anticipate Kwacha rebound this week
• Last week the Kwacha performed relatively bad. • This was due to slow and low inflows from the energy, agriculture and manufacturing sectors. •