AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEnergy Investment: Zambia is among African markets introducing open-access energy rules, creating opportunities for private power generation and trading. Agriculture: A new investment assessment names Zambia as a promising market, highlighting potential in fertilisers, machinery, storage, irrigation and food processing. Government & Industry: Parliament has approved six additional ministries, including separate portfolios for Industry, Trade and Exports, Electricity and Petroleum; the 2027 budget has been postponed to November 6. Transport: The Africa Finance Corporation has selected contractors for Zambia’s 515-kilometre section of the Lobito railway, a key route for copper and other mineral exports. UD Trucks has also entered Zambia with a Lusaka, Kitwe and Solwezi network, targeting the country’s transport and logistics sector. Mining & Manufacturing: Midnight Sun Mining reports a wider copper-mineralised zone at its Dumbwa project. Zambia has also launched its first gold refinery, while a $1.6 billion fertiliser plant expansion aims to create 10,000 jobs.
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