Publications

07 Aug 2018
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Category Publications

PMRC Policy Analysis of The National Tourism Policy – Repositioning The Tourism Sector As One Of The Country’s Major Economic Contributors

Zambia’s tourism sector has been identified as one of the key economic sectors for diversification of the economy. Government and key stakeholders recognize the potential the sector has in contributing to the economy through job creation, foreign exchange earning, contributions to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)…

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22 Jun 2018
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Category Publications

Independent Power Producers and Power Sector Reform

Introduction Improving the performance of the electricity sector in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries is a long-standing agenda, going back to the 1990s (Besant-Jones 2006, Jamasb et al 2017, Kessides 2012). At that time, the electricity sectors in most African countries were state-owned and run as…

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02 Mar 2018
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Category Other Resources, Publications

Towards Successful Implementation of the Seventh National Development Plan

The Seventh National Development Plan departs from sectoral-based planning to an integrated (multi-sectoral) development approach under the theme “Accelerating development efforts towards the Vision 2030 without leaving anyone behind”. The integrated approach recognises the multi-faceted and interlinked nature of sustainable development which calls for interventions to be tackled simultaneously…

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19 Dec 2017
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Category Publications

Analysis of the Second National Agricultural Policy 2016-2020

Introduction The Agriculture sector is one of Zambia most important economic sectors. The sector supports the livelihood of approximately 70% of Zambians and accounts  for around 10% of  Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Activities in the sector are guided by a sectorial policy, the First being…

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30 Nov 2017
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Category Publications

National Policy on Climate Change

On the 3rd of  March 2017, Zambia finally launched the long-awaited National Climate Change Policy aimed at stemming the impact of climate change and subsequent reduction of the country’s annual economic growth due to crop failure and the impact of climate change on energy production….

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