Slovenian Business Club Zambia

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This case study outlines some steps that Zambia has taken to improve revenue collection from the mining sector, with support from ATAF, IGF, and OECD.

23/06/2019

Zambia and Slovenia ties must be enhanced – President Lungu
….let’s pursue energy and agriculture
Berlin, June 21, 2019

President Edgar Lungu has called for enhanced cooperation between Zambia and the Republic of Slovenia in the areas of energy and agricultural processing.

In a congratulatory letter to His Excellency Mr. Borut Pahor of Slovenia on that country’s national day, the Zambian leader said cooperation in the two sectors could help foster closer relations between the two countries.

“I am confident that our continual collaboration will promote closer bilateral and economic ties for the mutual prosperity of our two peoples”, President Lungu’s letter reads in part.

The congratulatory message was delivered to the Slovenian leader by Zambia’s Ambassador to Germany, His Excellency Anthony Mukwita. Ambassador Mukwita is also accredited to Slovenia on a non-residential basis.

Despite Slovenia’s population of less than 3 million people, the country has a GDP of over 50 billion dollars with strong agricultural and tourism sectors that contribute significantly to the country’s economy.

Since he presented his credentials, Ambassador Mukwita has visited the country and held high level meetings with senior Slovenian officials that include the Mayor of the coastal city of Piran.

Piran attracts thousands of visitors every year resulting in revenues that are able to fund the city’s needs as well as contributing to the national GDP.

Ambassador Mukwita has also led a delegation from the Development Bank of Zambia who held talks with their counterparts from the Development Bank of Slovenia with a view to establishing investment projects in Zambia.

The two institutions agreed to explore possible areas of investment which could serve as the beginning of further cooperation.

Ambassador Mukwita has undertaken to translate President Lungu’s economic diplomacy into practical investment projects involving the two countries.

“Slovenia and Zambia enjoy diplomatic relations that span decades. The areas of cooperation are immense which, as President Lungu has stated, need to be explored for purposes of improving the wellbeing of the people of both countries”, said Ambassador Mukwita.

Currently, several Slovenian potential investors have made enquiries in the energy sector where they want to start solar power plants. Other enquiries are in the area of Information and Communication Technologies, ICTs, as Zambia is in the process of rolling out e-governance services in which more and more government services may be accessed digitally.

ISSUED IN BERLIN BY FIRST SECRETARY – PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS KELLYS KAUNDA. ZAMBIA EMBASSY.

21/01/2019

to construct US $15m manganese smelting plant

Zambia is set to construct the largest manganese smelting plant in the country at a whopping cost of US $15m.
The smelter will have capacity to process 40, 000 tonnes of manganese, which will produce steel alloy plates, to be used in the manufacturing of iron related products such as iron sheets and machinery.
Read more; https://constructionreviewonline.com/2019/01/zambia-to-construct-us-15m-manganese-smelting-plant/

10/11/2018

18/05/2018

Zambia’s E-governance attracts investor attention

Slovenia seeks investment opportunities in Zambia

Ljubljana: 16. 05. 2018

The Director General of the Slovenia-based International Center for the Promotion of Enterprises, ICPE, Dr. Anand Asthana says Zambia’s e-government program has made the country attractive for investment. Dr. Asthana says the electronic system has eased access to several public services citing the tax payment system as one of the notable achievements.

“It would be unwise for the Slovenia business community not to invest in Zambia”, Dr. Asthana says. The ICPE Director General was speaking at a business forum organized to explore investment opportunities in Zambia at which the country’s ambassador to Germany with extra accreditation to Slovenia Anthony Mukwita was the main speaker.

In 2015, President Edgar Lungu launched “Smart Zambia”, an initiative at Cabinet level intended to spearhead the mainstreaming of online services in every government Ministry and quasi-government body.

Since then, government ministries and other public entities have gone online with websites, launched various digitalized services and products such as e-payslips, e-vouchers and electronic education curriculum, among others.

Speaking at the same function, the Deputy Director of the Slovenian Center for International Development and Cooperation, CIDC, Ms. Mojca Kopse told the forum that her government’s development agenda included among others the energy sector, which could be of benefit to both Zambia and the Slovenian business community.

“We have financing packages of different kinds that could be tailored to suit the Zambian situation”, Ms. Kopse said.

Set up by the Slovenian government, CIDC is responsible for the implementation of part of the official bilateral development cooperation agreements that the government gets into. The organization co-finances public development projects through grants and interest rate subsidies.

Speaking earlier, ambassador Anthony Mukwita told the Slovenian business forum that the energy sector was one among other sectors that have lately been attracting the attention of investors following the removal of subsidies that had discouraged private investment due to lack of prospects for returns.

“But now the sector is attractive and the deficit we face is an opportunity for you”, the Zambian envoy said.
Ambassador Mukwita was in Slovenia following an invitation by the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry for Zambia to participate in the 7th Africa Day International Conference for purposes of exploring investment opportunities.

Since assuming the reigns of power, President Edgar Lungu has reset the country’s foreign policy to economic diplomacy with a call on foreign missions to actively seek out investment opportunities.

ISSUED BY KELLYS KAUNDA
FIRST SECRETARY (PRESS)
ZAMBIA EMBASSY, BERLIN, GERMANY

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