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Zambia Budget 2013
Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda delivered the Budget Statement 2013 today. Those interested in taxation only should see the ZRA Budget Highlights. Further analysis to follow, but the mining tax...
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Looking Beyond China
By Jessica AchbergerWhen it comes to relations between African nations and Asian nations, the focus is undoubtedly on China. We have had numerous posts and papers on Zambia's relations with China, in a...
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Growth Prospects
A useful summary from Standard Chartered on the current growth prospects for Zambia. The general message is that though Zambia remains vulnerable to the current vulnerability in copper prices (China...
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The Landlocked Challenge
Paul Collier's Bottom Billion helped popularise the idea that countries like Zambia are trapped in poverty and failing to reap the benefits of globalisation because of our "landlockedness". Empirical...
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Policy Bloopers (Various)
Interesting misguided policies that may have escaped your attention in recent weeks. We will try and do this more often, which in effect will try and pick on some of the main policy bloopers flagged up...
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A Labour Agenda
The latest ITUC Frontlines Report 2012 on what needs to be done to create employment in Zambia and deliver a fair wage to workers. It has the usual things one expects from a trade union federation -...
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Mining Watch (Various)
Brazil’s mining giant Vale has begun producing copper concentrate at its Lubambe mine in Zambia. Production at the mine, which began on Oct. 4, is expected to lead to an annual output of 45,000 tonnes...
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New prison capacity
The New Mwembeshi Maximum Security Prison in Mumbwa is set to open next month. According Percy Chato (Commissioner of Prisons) around 90% of the construction works have been completed. The facility is...
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Constituency Development Funds, 3rd Edition
Charles Kakoma MP (Zambezi West, UPND) recently said the Government must increase the Constituency Development Fund to K5 billion, or the opposition will not support the 2013 budget. In his words...
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Are the prison amnesties misguided?
President Sata recently gave another prisoner amnesty to 260 people as part of this year's independence celebrations. This is according to an Order of Release signed by the Head of State dated October...
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On-line mining licenses?
Government is planning to introduce an online cadastre system for mining licenses in the first half of next year, according to the company developing the software. Cape Town-based Spatial Dimensions...
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Doing Business in Zambia (2013 Report)
The World Bank last week released the latest results of its Doing Business series. The report Doing Business 2013: Smarter Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises assesses regulations...
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MF - Zambia Watch (November 2012)
IMF Concludes Staff Mission to ZambiaPress Release No. 12/414November 5, 2012An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Lusaka October 25-November 5, 2012 to review economic developments and...
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Transport Watch (Various)
Recent transport related developments :Government is about to embark on ‘Pave Zambia 2000’, a programme with an initial budget of K150 billion, meant to develop township roads countrywide. It plans to...
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Costs of rebasing the Kwacha
The costs of rebasing the Kwacha on businesses are becoming more clear. The benefits will always be less tangible. Standard Chartered Bank Plc revealed early October that the rebasing will cost it K5...
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Mining Watch
Latest developments in the mining sectorZambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has approved the construction of the US$450 million second acid plant by Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) Plc in Mufulira...
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Sharing the Proceeds of Mining, 6th Edition
Mathias Mphande on the perennial question of mining revenues :How to benefit from the mining sector depends on choices you make as a country and mining is capital intensive and requires sufficient...
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Costs of Rebasing the Kwacha (A Response)
By Francis IlungaThe article Costs of Rebasing the Kwacha, that was published on 7 November 2012, raised important questions, which cannot go without comment. Below are a few observations concerning...
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Chinese mining in Southern Africa
A recent fascinating report on the impact of Chinese firms and policies on extractive industries in Southern Africa. A useful read indeed that helps to contextualise Zambia's experience within the...
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From China with debts
More borrowing from China - we are becoming ever more indebted to the Dragon in the east. Government earlier this month confirmed that it had obtained a US$150m (K750bn) loan from Exim Bank of China...
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