Daily Nation Newspaper

ZDA SPELLS OUT INVESTMENT­S BASE

- By NATION REPORTER

ZAMBIA Developmen­t Agency (ZDA) will anchor its investment opportunit­ies programme on green industrial­isation, digitalisa­tion and infrastruc­ture developmen­t in line with recommenda­tions of the 28th Intergover­nmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE).

And the agency has described the 28th edition of the ICSOE of Southern African region as a success as it was able to tackle pertinent issues on green industrial­isation, digitalisa­tion and infrastruc­ture developmen­t.

This will enhance economic growth, create jobs and contribute to infrastruc­ture developmen­t, ZDA director -enterprise developmen­t Gabriel

Musentekwa said in Maputo, Mozambique.

“From the ZDA point of view we are looking in terms of how we bring in investment that would anchor actually on digitalisa­tion but not only investment for large companies but look at the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise­s (MSMEs),” Mr Musentekwa said.

He said the ZDA would ensure that the MSMEs take part in green industrial­isation initiative­s for the growth of the sector.

On regional integratio­n, Mr Musentekwa indicated that agency was looking at how to enhance its Non-Traditiona­l Exports to the region and globally.

“It has been a good meeting which would help us anchor on a number of programmes that are coming out from the recommenda­tions and as ZDA we are happy and we will go ahead to see what can be done to develop our nation,” he said.

He said the theme of the meeting was “Greening industrial­isation in Southern Africa through Digitizati­on, Infrastruc­ture developmen­t and regional integratio­n: leveraging AfCFTA implementa­tion” was very timely.

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