Copper accounts for most of Zambia’s exports, most of its foreign exchange, most of its foreign direct investment and a significant slice of government tax revenue.
Entire towns on the Copperbelt and North-Western province owe their existence to the presence...
For almost three months, COVID-19 has devastated the healthcare systems of some of the world’s most developed countries, killing thousands of people every day since it spread from its epicentre in China in January. The virus’ 14-day incubation period...
Following on from our Experts’ Round-Up, in which we asked the country's financial brains whether our economy is on the road to recovery, Mining For Zambia revisits the question on every Zambian’s mind: Can the mining sector be the...
With the promise of a review of mining tax policies, there is a sense in the international mining world that Zambia may be back in the running as a viable investment destination. First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has announced record...
Zambia's mining industry has long been held up as the sector with the potential to transform the economy and elevate the country to middle-income status and, in 2021, the New Dawn Government began actively marketing that dream. Nine months...
Good governance has been the fundamental reason Botswana has realised the potential of its vast mineral resources and turned what was once a poor country into one of the world’s most successful economies, says Charles Siwawa, Chief Executive Officer...
a great new era awaits for critical minerals, the benefits of which hinge on the quality and stability of policy and regulatory responses.
This was one area of consensus that was reached this weekend, when Government, business, and civil society came...
In September 2017, the Economics Association of Zambia called on the Zambian government to create a mineral stabilisation fund to help the country weather economic downturns.
When copper prices are high, a portion of Zambia’s mining revenues would be invested...
For an economy to thrive, goods must be transported easily and cheaply in and out of a country. Just as veins and arteries carry blood and oxygen around your body to keep it alive, road and rail infrastructure carry...
Zambia has aspirations to be a prosperous middle-income country within just a few years, by 2030. Government, the private sector, and multi-lateral institutions like the World Bank Group all agree on one thing: harnessing the country’s endowment of critical...
