ZAMEFA MD appeals for Investment at Manufactures Indaba

By Ellen Hambuba: Metal Fabricators of Zambia-ZAMEFA- Managing Director Roseta Chabala has called on global manufacturing firms to set up manufacturing companies in Zambia.Mrs.Chabala appealed to investors to take advantage of Zambia’s revised industrialisation policy.She was speaking at an International manufacturing Indaba held in Johannesburg, South Africa.Mrs. Chabala, who is also the immediate past President of Zambia Association of Manufacturers said Zambia offered comparative advantage owing to its strategic market opportunities.She says the locally produced raw materials for most of finished products were sourced from Zambia, as such, offered better economies of scale.She observed that the establishment of manufacturing industries in ZAMBIA was an urgent necessity as it would help create employment.Mrs. Chabala added that Zambia was ripe for industrialisation due to policies and legislation that have promoted the growth of the manufacturing sector in the last few years.This is according to a statement availed to ZNBC News by First Secretary for Press and Public Relations at the Zambia High Commission in Pretoria South Africa Naomi Nyawali.The Indaba has drawn participation from both international and regional manufacturers, who are discussing the industrialisation necessity on the African continent. Post Views: 4
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