The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga has appointed the members of the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) board in accordance with statutory provision under section six (6) of the ZDA Act, No. 17 of 2022. Mr. Mulenga has tasked the new members of the board to offer strategic oversight on the operations of […]
The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has called for a bilateral agreement between Zambia and the United States of America (USA) in order to enhance trade and investment between the two countries. Speaking when a team from the American Embassy and United Stated Agency for International Development (USAID) paid a courtesy call on him recently, ZDA […]
Lusaka, 6th December, 2022: The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has continued facilitating access to market and expanding existing international market for Zambian products in the sub region and across the world. Recently from 9th to 13th November, 2022, the Agency in partnership with the Zambian Embassy in Angola facilitated the participation of six Zambian enterprises […]
Background The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) is Zambia’s premier economic development Agency with a multifaceted mandate of promoting and facilitating investment, trade and business development in the country. ZDA was created under Act No 11 of 2006 and became operational in 2007. The Agency reports to the Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry (MCTI). In […]
The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has recorded US$ 6million worth of export leads and US$ 19,950,000 projected investment at the just ended GlobalExpo in Gaborone, Botswana. The Agency also won third place in the category of best country pavilion at the same expo which attracted 200 exhibitors from the region. The export leads came from […]
The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) Acting Director General Albert Halwampa has revealed that the Agency has recorded an increase in the value of projected investments and non – traditional exports (NTEs) in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka at the Agency’s headquarters, […]
The Zambia Development Agency wishes to caution the business community and the general public at large against the purported “Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Zambia Development Agency Grant 2022/2023” making rounds on social media and other platforms. The Agency is not working with any organisation in disbursing any grants to SMEs. The purported grant is […]
The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has recorded export deals worth US$ 24.50 million from the just ended Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Trade Mission in Lubumbashi. Of the total export deals, US$10.82 million are confirmed orders while US$13.7 million are export leads. Additionally, some companies are still in discussion with their potential clients on possible […]
PRESS RELEASE ZDA Led Trade Mission Opens in Lubumbashi, DRC Lubumbashi 23rd September 2022 – The Zambia Trade Mission to Lubumbashi led by the Zambia Development Agency in partnership with the Embassy of Finland in Zambia, the AGS Programme and Absa Bank Zambia Plc officially opened on 22nd September 2022. The trade mission has created […]
The Zambia Development Agency in partnership with the Embassy of Finland in Zambia, the AGS Programme and Absa Bank Zambia Plc on Monday 12th September 2022 flagged off the trade mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo scheduled to take place from 22nd to 24th September 2022 in Lubumbashi. Speaking at a Media Briefing in […]
The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI), established under the ZDA Act No. 17 of 2022.
The ZDA draws its mandate from the Investment, Trade and Business Development (ITBD) Act No. 18
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