Trade and Business in Zambia, Lusaka

The aims of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the Republic of Zambia” are the following:

1. To analyze the Zambian Economy and Foreign Trade (Import, Export, FDI);
2. To know the business opportunities in the Republic of Zambia;
3. To explore the Zambian trade relations with the country of the student;
4. To know the Zambian Trade Agreements;
5. To examine the profile of Zambian Companies;
6. To develop a business plan for the Zambian Market.

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Zambia” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate (DIB): African Business, World Trade.

Masters (MIB): Business in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Course: Business in Southern Africa.

Learning materials in or Zambie Zambia Zambia.

1. Credits of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Zambia”: 1 ;
2. Duration: one week.

1. Trans-African Corridors;
   1. Beira-Lobito Corridor;
   2. Lobito Corridor;
   3. Cairo-Gaborone Corridor;
   4. North-South Corridor;
   5. Central Corridor;
   6. Asia-Africa Growth Corridor.
2. Nearest ports:
   1. Port of Lobito (Angola) and Port of Luanda (Copper Corridor of Zambia);
   2. Port of Maputo (Mozambique, inland Port of Chipata);
   3. Port of Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania): by Railway;
   4. Port of Durban (South Africa). Distance Port of Durban-Lusaka: 2,165 kilometers;
   5. Port of Walvis Bay (Namibia). Via the Trans-Caprivi Corridor-Katima Mulilo Bridge.

Zambian Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements:

1. Zambia and the Southern African Economic Area;
2. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA);
3. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
   1. European Union-SADC Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
4. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement;
5. African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA);
6. United States-Zambia
   1. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA);
   2. COMESA-United States Agreement.
7. European Union-Zambia
   1. Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership (Cotonou Agreement);
   2. Generalized System of Preferences (EU-GSP).
8. Bilateral Trade Agreements with China, Canada, India, and Japan;
9. International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).

Trade Facilitation Programs

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS);
   2. WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
   3. WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT);
   4. WTO Agreement on Preshipment Inspection (PSI);
   5. WTO Agreement on Safeguards (SG);
   6. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).
3. Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF);
4. International Bureau of Containers and Intermodal Transport (BIC);
5. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, Chicago Convention);
6. International Maritime Organization (IMO);
7. Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules, UN).

African Trade and Economic Organizations:

1. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
2. African Union (AU)
   1. African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption;
   2. African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD).
3. African Development Bank (AfDB);
4. Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership (NAASP);
5. Africa-India Framework for Cooperation;
6. Africa-BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa);
7. Africa-Turkey Partnership;
8. Afro-Arab Cooperation;
9. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA);
10. Africa-Korea Partnership;
11. Africa-Japan Cooperation (TICAD);
12. Africa-South America Summit (ASA);
13. Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

Global Economic Organizations:

1. World Bank (WB);
2. World Trade Organization (WTO);
3. International Monetary Fund (IMF);
4. United Nations (UN)
   1. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);
   2. International Trade Centre (INTRACEN);
   3. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

The Republic of Zambia

1. Zambian Population: 16.6 million people
   1. Bantu.
2. Zambia is one of the most highly urbanized countries in the African Continent;
3. Zambian Area: 752,618 square kilometers;
4. Capital of Zambia: Lusaka (2 million people, 60% unemployed);
5. Zambian official language: English. 85 local languages;
6. Zambia shares borders with eight African Countries: Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.

More information about Zambia (EENI African Business Portal).

Main religions in Zambia:

1. African Traditional Religions;
2. Christianity (75%), 4.5 million Methodist;
3. Baha'i faith.

Zambia belongs to the Southern African Economic Area (African Civilization).

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Economic Profile of Zambia.

1. Zambian gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate: 6.5 (2013), 7.3% (2012), and 6.8% (2011);
2. Main contributors to the GDP of Zambia: agriculture (12.2%), mining (8%), manufacturing (11.2%), and construction (13.0%);
3. Zambia is a African frontier market;
4. Top Zambian sectors: Copper Mining Industry, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, and tourism;
5. Zambian GDP per capita 377 dollars;
6. Inflation rate: 7.3%;
7. Merchandise imports (% of the GDP): 39;
8. Merchandise exports (% of the GDP): 45;
9. Copper: 70% of the export earnings of Zambia;
10. Zambia: 20% of the World's emerald production;
11. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Zambia: 4 billion dollars;
12. Legal System of Zambia: Common Law;
13. Currency of Zambia: Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) = 100 Ngwee;
14. Abundance of mineral deposits and water;
15. High transport costs (Landlocked country).

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