Solwezi has a unique attraction for anyone looking to build shops there – the presence in the region of three major copper mines, whose...
One of the biggest challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is access to finance. In Zambia, where the cost of borrowing money is...
First Quantum Minerals’ 2025 Tax Transparency and Economic Contributions Report condenses reams of data from multiple jurisdictions into a single document. But, like so...
The state-owned mining investment company ZCCM-IH recently announced its decision to convert its right to dividend payments from its stake in Kansanshi Mining Plc...
Kalumbila Town was designated a Multi-Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) on 16 September 2022, in order to fast-track economic development in North-Western Province. Naturally, Zambians...
At a time when Zambia, and many other countries, are trying to maximise tax revenue from big foreign companies, Ireland is doing the exact...
In countries ranging from Zambia and Ghana to South Africa and Tanzania, poorly thought-out mining policies that lack certainty and consistency are hampering the...
Zambia can learn from Chile about how good mining, economic and fiscal policies, implemented consistently over time, bring measurable benefits to all citizens.
Chile, in...
The COVID-19 pandemic may have slowed or changed many aspects of the world as we know it, but the demand for copper that is...
Zambia is currently ranked as the world’s 30th most attractive mining destination in the world. This is according to the latest rankings from the...
