EENI Global Business School

Business in Zambia, Lusaka. Zambian Economy



Zambia: largest exporter of copper (Foreign Trade, Logistics). African Frontier Market

  1. Introduction to the Republic of Zambia (Southern Africa)
  2. Zambian Economy
  3. Foreign Trade of Zambia
    1. Zambian Customs Excise Act
    2. Zambia Free Trade Agreements
  4. Business and Investment Opportunities in Zambia
    1. Infrastructures
    2. Energy
    3. Agriculture
    4. Tourism
  5. Case Study:
    1. Zambian mining sector
    2. Zambeef Company
    3. Monica Katebe Musonda
    4. Multi-Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ)
  6. Access to the Zambian Market
  7. Transport and Logistics
  8. Business Plan for Zambia

Monica Katebe Musonda, Zambian businesswoman (Master, Zambia)


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

  1. To analyze the Zambian Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
  2. To identify business opportunities in Zambia
  3. To explore the Zambian trade relations with the student's country
  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

Students, Doctorate, Master in International Business, Foreign Trade

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

Doctorate in African Business.

Doctorate in International Business (DIB) Online

Master in Business in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters in International Business and Foreign Trade (MIB)

Course: Business in Southern Africa.

Foreign Trade and Business in Southern Africa. Online Diploma, Master, Doctorate

Masters adapted to Zambia (Study Master Doctorate, Foreign Trade, International Business) Zambian Students.

Languages: Masters, Doctorate, International Business, English or Study Doctorate in International Business in French Zambie Masters Foreign Trade in Portuguese Zambia Study Master Doctorate in International Business in Spanish Zambia.

  1. Credits of the Subject “Business, Trade and Transport in Zambia”: 1 ECTS Credits

We Trust in Africa (Affordable Higher Education for Africans)

International Trade, Logistics and Business in Zambia.

Zambia is the largest African copper and cobalt exporter. Zambia is an African Frontier Market.

Transport and Logistics in Africa. Corridors, ports

African Economic Integration

Market Access - Free Trade Agreements

Zambian Preferential Access and 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. EU-SADC Agreement
  4. COMESA-EAC-SADC Agreement
  5. African Continental Free-Trade Area
  6. The United States-Zambia
    1. AGOA (U.S.)
    2. COMESA-U.S. Agreement
  7. EU-Zambia
    1. Africa-EU Partnership
    2. EU-GSP
  8. Bilateral Trade Agreements with China, Canada, India, and Japan
  9. Conference on the Great Lakes

Trade Facilitation Programs. TFA Agreement

  1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
    1. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
    2. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
    3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
    4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
    5. Agreement on Safeguards
    6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
  2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
    1. Kyoto Convention
  3. COTIF Convention (Rail)
  4. BIC
  5. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
  6. International Maritime Organization
  7. Hamburg Rules (Sea)

African Institutions (AU, AFDB, AUDA-NEPAD, UNECA)

  1. Economic Commission for Africa
  2. African Union
    1. AU Convention on Combating Corruption
    2. AUDA-NEPAD
  3. African Development Bank
  4. Africa-Asia Partnership
  5. Africa-India Cooperation
  6. Africa-BRICS
  7. Africa-Turkey Partnership
  8. Afro-Arab Cooperation
  9. Arab Bank for Africa (BADEA)
  10. China-Africa Cooperation

Globalization and International Organizations

  1. World Bank
  2. World Trade Organization (WTO)
  3. International Monetary Fund
  4. United Nations

Zambia is a landlocked African Country.

  1. Zambian Population: 16.6 million people
  2. Zambia is one of the most highly urbanized countries in the African Continent
  3. Zambian Area: 752,618 km²
  4. Capital of Zambia: Lusaka (2 million people, 60% unemployed)
  5. Business in Lusaka, Kitwe and Chipata
  6. Zambian official language: English. 85 local languages
  7. 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

Christianity and Global Business (Catholicism, Protestantism)

Zambia belongs to the Southern African Economic Area.

Foreign Trade (Importing, Exporting)

Economic Profile of Zambia.

  1. Zambian 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. Investment 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)

International Trade and Business in Zambia:
Foreign trade and Doing Business in Zambia

Zambian mining sector:
Zambia's mining sector




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