Duma Calls for Mining Wealth to Drive Broad-Based Economic Transformation
Policy Analyst and Economist Zondwayo Duma says the future of Zambia’s economic transformation will depend on how effectively the country converts its mining wealth into broad-based productive capacity. Mr. Duma says while macroeconomic stability, investor confidence and increased copper production are important, ordinary citizens ultimately measure economic progress through jobs, household incomes, business opportunities and the cost of living. He says Zambia’s ambition to significantly increase copper production must therefore develop into a broader national development strategy rather than remain […]
