Mining Local Content SI
According to a recent report commissioned by the African Development Bank (Lombe, 2019), the Zambian Mining industry consumed an estimated $2.4bn worth of selected goods and services in 2017. Locally manufactured goods and resident service provision only accounted for 10.6% of total purchases. Goods and services procured from Zambian owned […]
Sales Tax Shelved
In August, ZACCI in collaboration with the Zambia association of manufacturers and private sector alliance held a meeting with the minister of finance and other professional to discuss the possible implications of Sales Tax. The team put forth a compelling case to keep VAT. On Friday 27th, Finance Minister Bwalya […]
ZACCI lobbies successful adoption of sovereign wealth fund
In April 2019, ZACCI appeared before the parliament committee on parastatals and proposed a sovereign wealth fund model for ZCCM-IH. On 26 July 2019, the committee adopted the recommendation for the third session of the twelfth national assembly. ZACCI will continue to be the voice of business that contributes to […]