PMRC Newsletters – Jan – Jun Second Quarter 2019
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Analysis of Zambia Railway Sector – Structural Deficiencies and the way forward
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PMRC Auditor General’s Report Analysis for the Financial Year Ended 31st December 2017
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BLOG – Challenges and Best Practice in the Aquaculture Sector
The sub-sector has over the recent years experienced development making Zambia one of the leading countries in fish farming in the region. Despite these developments, the sub-sector has still remained in its infancy stage if compared to other sub-sectors in the agricultural sector such as the crop and livestock sub-sectors. The following appear to be […]
BLOG – Overview of The Aquaculture Sector In Zambia
The fisheries sub-sector in Zambia plays a significant role in the economy as it offers an opportunity for improved nutrition, income generation, and job creation, resulting in general wealth creation and food security at household and national level. At national level, the fisheries sub-sector contributes approximately 3.2% to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Second […]
BLOG – How Zambia Can Position Herself To Get Best Deals?
Zambia must prepare for the various potential challenges that she may face. In order to prepare for the potential increase of migration, various policies may be developed. These policies must be set up in such a way that Zambian citizens are protected from loss of employment; and that immigration of skilled labour is encouraged to […]
BLOG – Challenges and Opportunities of the Continental Free Trade Area
Globally, countries are concluding Mega-Regional Trade Agreements (MRTAs), thus reshaping and changing the global trading landscape in the process. The establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will allow Africa to strengthen its position vis-à-vis the rest of the world. If the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) is successfully implemented, there are opportunities […]
BLOG – How Continental Free Trade Area would benefit African countries
According to UNCTAD, a UN body focusing on trade; in 2010 intra-African trade only made up 10.2 percent of Africa’s total trade. Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) aims to remove trade barriers in order to improve intra-African trade. To achieve this, the CFTA draft agreement commits countries to removing tariffs on 90 percent of goods […]
BLOG – The Case for Cost Reflective Implementation – Is Zambia getting it Right?
Generally, most countries in Africa charge tariffs that are much lower than the actual cost of generating, distributing and retailing electricity. The difference between the tariffs most customers pay and the actual cost of electricity is subsidised by Governments. For this reason, in 2008 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministers of Energy were prompted to […]