Zambia’s export sector continues to show signs of resilience and growing regional competitiveness, with value-added products increasingly driving trade performance,According to the latest official data Zambia exported Portland cement worth K157.4 million. Speaking in an interview with Zambian Business Times-ZBT National Secretary Nicholus Obby Mainza described the development as a major milestone for Zambia’s manufacturing sector, noting that the country is beginning to demonstrate its ability to diversify exports beyond copper and establish itself as a regional industrial supplier. “This is a very telling signal for Zambia’s trade direction. Cement is not a raw commodity — it is a value-added...
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