Trade ministry denounces anger

tRaDE minister Lucia Iipumbu yesterday said her ministry has noted with great concern the recent developments in the business sector. This, she stated, involves an increasing trend of aggression towards some sections of the business sector, especially foreign-owned entities, which the ministry of Industrialisation and trade (mIt) stated has demonstrated itself worryingly. “Recognising that the business environment is troubled with increasing challenges both preand post- the Covid-19 era, intra-conflicts will only serve to worsen an already impaired environment. In addition, such intra-hostilities will ultimately erode overall business competitiveness, which will disable our country’s ability to trade effectively and efficiently within and across the borders,” read a statement from Iipumbu. — New Era.