President Edgar Lungu led the nation on a "national day of repentance, prayer and fasting."
Deals in the retail, energy, financial services and aerospace industries will create 3,900 jobs.
Survey revealed 44% of employed men receive a bonus, compared to just 29% of women.
Unite and TUC warn one in six workers risk losing their jobs in wake of Caparo going into administration.
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will make a formal announcement on Caparo's future later on 19 October.
There is something about Europe that from time to time convulses the Conservative Party.
IBTimes UK spoke to Thomas Oh, executive vice president and COO, Kia Motors at its HQ in Seoul.
China's National Bureau of Statistics reported third quarter GDP at 6.9%.
Veteran campaigner plans to raise the issue with President Xi Jinping in a private meeting.
Quarterly expansion is the weakest recorded in more than six years.
Caparo's administration work could cost it up to £10m.
Chief of State Council's Development Research Centre also wants mergers and bankruptcies to be allowed.
The German carmaker has reported lower September deliveries for its core autos division and the 12-brand group.
According to analysts at Citigroup, HSBC has risk-weighted assets of about $290bn across the globe.
The work on the 1.3m square 'Buroj Ozone City' is expected to begin in April 2016.
IBTimes UK speaks with Oxfam on measures to tackle extreme inequality, which the NGO said is out of control.
Paul Swinney tells IBTimes UK there are several reasons why the industry in the UK is fighting to survive.
Online appeal says change will help stimulate economy hit by China slowdown.
Forbes argued that Britain had limited direct exposure not only to emerging markets but also to key trading partners such as Germany.
That loss was about half of all the steel produced in the UK for 2014.
Breaking: But the Indian-owned company say the reports are based on 'rumour and speculation'.
Maduro also said he was 'doing everything to save the price and the stability of our oil'.
ScotPound, a digital currency similar to bitcoin, proposed as an alternative currency in Scotland.
Steel workers unions, trade bodies and ministers meet in Rotherham to discuss crisis.
The Shanghai Composite Index was up 5.5% this week and is on track for their best performance since August.
The British steel industry contributed £9.5bn to the country's economy.
Grant Shapps says corruption in Nigeria also affects the UK.
"Reverse burden of proof" rule meant senior management of failing banks were guilty until proven innocent.
US retail sales and producer prices that were out on 14 October were weaker than expected.
The overall churn rate is lower as fewer stores go bust, according to PwC