LAST week was a momentous occasion for us as a Ministry, and I am delighted to share with you our readers that Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a Common Governance Framework, called the “DRC – Zambia Battery Council”. This common governance framework centered on the establishment of the value chain …
I am pleased to share the second Ministerial article in this week’s column. Today I focus my discussion on the broader trade facilitation interventions the Ministry was making in its quest to contribute towards realisation of the New Dawn Governments mantra of “Restore, Revive and Revive”. For our economy to rebound and have a meaningful …
Nurturing effective partnerships with cooperating partners Read More »
After nearly five years, trade ministers finally convened for the 12th session of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC12) from 12th to 17th June, 2022 at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. This was after the conference was postponed twice in 2020 and 2021 respectively due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. I …
Trade Ministers agree a package of trade deals at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference Read More »
In my last Ministerial Column Article, we focused our discussion on how the Ministry was leveraging on the existing good will and partnerships with cooperating partners to improve the trade facilitation and logistics landscape in Zambia. In today’s article we continue to look at the subject of trade facilitation, albeit, from the periphery and context …
Productive co-existence and joint actions by Border Agencies Read More »
