Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema and his Malawi Counterpart Lazarous Chakwera launched the Mwami-Mchinji One Stop Border Post (OSBP), which is a key facility in the growth and enhancement of the two countries’ economies and other member states. The Mwami-Mchinji OSBP is a vital part of the Nacala transport corridor servicing the Southern African Development Community …
The border post at Tunduma – Nakonde is one of the border crossings that have been identified as important for improving border management efficiency. The border crossing experienced problems which can be attributed to deficiencies and capacity difficulties in the existing regulatory, management and administrative environments as well the state of physical facilities at the …
Nakonde, July 24, 2023, ZANIS—Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI) in partnership with Common Market for Southern Africa (COMESA) has delivered various rapid testing equipment to border agencies in Nakonde District in Muchinga Province.The rapid testing equipment that includes solar fridges, iodine test kits, fuel testing kits and portable labs among others will also …
BY ESTHER MSETEKA THE modernisation of Mwami/ Mchinji One Stop Border Post (OSBP) has helped Government make significant progress in dismantling barriers to trade.The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry is implementing the Zambia Border Post Upgrading Project (ZBPUP) supported by the 11th EDF funded Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Trade facilitation …
E.U, COMESA Trade Facilitation Programme improve trade at Mwami OSBP Read More »
BY ESTHER MSETEKA GOVERNMENT has handed-over rapid testing kits valued at € 227,526 to the Ministry of Health-Port Health and other key Border Agencies that work on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) related issues.Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga said the equipment has been bought under the …
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The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry Procurement Committee has authorized the award of tender for the supply, delivery and installation of various equipment. It is the intention of the Ministry to place the contract with the Best Evaluated bidders after 10 days of publication of this notice as below; SRL# PROCUREMENT REFERENCE NO. …
Notice of Best Evaluated Bidder Tender NO.MCT1/ZBPUP/PROC/001/2023 Read More »
The Zambia Border Post Upgrading Project (ZBPUP) has started the implementation of various trade facilitation programmes for quarter one and two to boost economic growth and ease the cost of doing business. The Ministry is implementing these activities through ZBPUP funded under the 11the COMESA European Development Fund (EDF) Trade Facilitation Programme since November 2020. …
ZBPUP undertakes missions to boost trade facilitation Read More »
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 »
