Business and Economy in Zambia

Zambian Kwacha Currency Conversion Tool

There are various currency conversion tools available to convert your currency into Zambian Kwacha but perhaps the most widely and accepted tool is provided at the Universal Currency Converter . According to the Bank of Zambia site on 26th September 2007...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2007 9:22 PM by Administrator

Filed under: Zambian Kwacha

Zambian Fortune 10

The Zambian Fortune 10 are a list of companies that have been respected and voted for by consumers as being on the fore front of innovation and improvement in Zambia. ZESCO ZCCM Telecel Zambian Airways Coppernet Zamtel Zambia Sugar Company National Breweries...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2005 9:39 PM by Administrator

Filed under: ZESCO, Zambian Airways, ZCCM, Zambia National Oil Company, Coppernet, Telecel, Zamtel, Gamma Pharmaceuticals, National Breweries, Zambia Sugar Company

How To Invest on the Lusaka Stock Exchange

Background The Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) has received numerous queries from investors abroad on the operation of its stock market. In response, the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) has now made arrangements for Zambians abroad and foreign investors to...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2005 12:16 PM by admin

Filed under: Lusaka Stock Exchange, LuSE

Interview with Dr. Kenneth K. Mwenda

In a surprise phone call last week I had an opportunity to converse with a Zambian author regarding an interview request. In just a few minutes, it was clear that the person I was speaking to was a gentleman - he was not only polite but enquired to make...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2005 7:02 AM by Administrator

Filed under: Kenneth Mwenda

.COMs in Zambia

The Taipei Times is reporting on Zambia 's new interest in 'dotcomms' - the term commonly associated with the free cars that people can apply for. According to Peter Mwale, who bought his car for only $250, the major cost is the freight cost...

Published Sat, Jul 07 2004 1:26 PM by admin

Filed under: Transport Aid

Be Zambian, Buy Zambian

How many times have you walked into Shoprite and bought a carton of fruit knowing that it was imported from South Africa? I'm sure that each of us are fully aware of this yet still fail to demand more local produce. The United States is going through...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2004 1:24 PM by admin

Lusaka Stock Exchange

Did you know that Zambia has a stock exchange? Did you know that several incentives have been put in place to promote rapid development of the capital market in Zambia. These include the following: No exchange controls No restrictions on shareholding...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2004 1:39 PM by admin

Filed under: Lusaka Stock Exchange, LuSE

Recognising the Need for Strategic Management

Thompson Strickland, one of the respected writers on strategic management, once wrote that for a company to qualify as excellently managed, it must exhibit excellent execution of an excellent strategy. It is against this canvas that I wish to paint an...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2004 10:02 PM by Administrator

Filed under: Brian K. Tembo

Foreign Direct Investment in Zambia

So much has been said about foreign investment in Zambia and elsewhere, particularly in the last decade. No doubt FDI -- by which we mean investment of multinational or transnational companies -- has played a significant role in the economic development...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2004 10:00 PM by Administrator

Filed under: FDI, Foreign Direct Investment, Muweme Muweme

Cost of Living in Zambia

A) Cost of Basic Food Items Commodity Kwacha Mealie meal 32,400 Beans 4,300 Kapenta 35,000 Dry Fish 12,000 Meat (Mixed Cut) 7,600 Eggs 1 unit 3,200 Vegetable (Greens) 1,400 Tomato 2,200 Onion 2,300 Milk 2,300 Cooking Oil 11,400 Bread 1,500 Sugar 2,550...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2004 9:59 PM by Administrator

Filed under: Cost of Living

The Zambia Agriculture and Commercial Show

"Growth Through Agriculture and Commerce" The Zambia Agricultural and Commercial Show which is organized by the Agricultural and Commercial Society of Zambia (ACSZ) is the Country's premier annual show held in the capital city, Lusaka, for...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2004 9:57 PM by Administrator

Trade Contacts in Zambia

Export Board Of Zambia P.O. Box 30064, Lusaka Tel: (2601) 22 8106/7 Fax: (2601) 22 2509 Lusaka Chamber Of Commerce P.O. Box 37887, Lusaka Tel: (2601) 22 4114 / 22 4134 Fax: (2601) 22 4134 Ministry Of Commerce, Trade And Industry P.O. Box 31968, Lusaka...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2004 9:54 PM by Administrator

Filed under: Export Board Of Zambia, Zambia Association Of Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, Ministry Of Commerce, Zambia Export And Import Bank Limited, Trade And Industry, Zambia Privatisation Agency, Zambia Investment Centre

Zambian Budget Address by Emmanuel G. Kasonde in 2003

Budget Address by the Hon. Emmanuel G. Kasonde MP Minister of Finance and National Planning Delivered to the National Assembly on Friday, 31st January 2003 Mr. Speaker, Sir, Government proposes to spend a total of K6,931.5 billion in 2003, which is 36...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2004 9:52 PM by Administrator

Filed under: Emmanuel Kasonde, Budget

Zambian Economy Overview

Macroeconomic Objectives The overall aim of the country’s Transitional National Development Plan (TNDP)/Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for the period 2002 - 2005 is to reverse Zambia’s deteriorating social economic conditions and attain sustainable...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2004 9:49 PM by Administrator

Why Invest in Zambia?