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Dear Reader
I am glad to introduce to you Zambia’s latest eBiz Guide.
It is my Government’s belief that the private sector is the engine of economic growth of our country. For this
reason my Government has implemented a number of reforms to promote private sector development and
public-private partnerships.
In addition, my Government recognizes the important role of Information, Communication & Technologies in
the development process of our economy within the increasing global competition. Our National Information
and Communications Technologies Policy, launched in 2008, is a practical acknowledgement that commercial
and industrial activities in today’s world are information-driven. ICTs are central to export growth and diversi-
fication because of the business linkages they create. Zambia boasts of exporters covering a wide range of
goods and services from minerals to horticultural and financial and tourism services. We also boast of active
local players whose creativity is generating jobs locally.
Zambia has over the last nine years recorded positive economic growth averaging 5 percent. Since 2002,
there has been a marked turn-around in Zambia’s economic growth performance due to a significant improve-
ment in fiscal discipline and the effective implementation of pro-growth policies. In 2009, at the height of the
Global Financial Recession, 6.4 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate was recorded while
several economies recorded negative growth. Whereas many economies scaled down on jobs and public
spending, Zambia continued to attract foreign investors especially into the mining sector.
My Government continued to focus on the development of key infrastructure. Since 2008, we have achieved
the following among others, construction of 87 new schools, 323 new health centres, 67 rural electrification
projects, 17 new bridges and thousands of kilometers of road. We have trained 12, 500 teachers, and re-
cruited 3, 600 doctors and health workers. Malaria-related deaths have declined by 66 per cent and 89 per
cent of individuals living with HIV/AIDS have been placed under anti-retroviral treatment. In the year 2010, a
bumper harvest to the tune of 2.8 million tonnes of our staple food crop maize was recorded. In addition, a
bumper harvest of other crops such as soya and wheat were also recorded. This enabled us to become food
self-sufficient. We closed the year 2010 with a growth rate of 7.1 per cent.
To sustain these high levels of economic growth and development and if we have to positively compete in the
global market, we need to assimilate the idea of e-business. This will increase our efficiency in doing business
which is key to surviving the increasing levels of competition.
I therefore would like to invite you to sample and savour the invaluable news, information and data contained
in this publication. It will serve to illustrate why Zambia has become a preferred investment destination and
why Zambian business needs to embrace the use of ICTs.
Sincerely,
Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata
President of the Republic of Zambia
HIS EXCELLENCY
MR Michael Chilufya sata
PRESIDENT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA