10 REASONS TO INVEST IN ZAMBIA

Other than being a multi-party democracy, a strife-free, multicultural society with a market-oriented liberalized economy, Zambia’s central location in the region coupled with a combination of the following key strengths, makes it an ideal investment location.

1. Abundance of natural resources and manpower, which are highly under-utilized.
2. Political Stability 
3. Abolition of Controls on: prices, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, free repatriation of debt repayments.
4. 100% repatriation of net profits.
5. Guarantees and Security to investors with legislated rights to full and market value compensation
6. Duty Free Access to Regional, wider African and the USA markets under SADC, COMESA/FTA and AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act) respectively.
7. Banking, Financial, Legal and Insurance services of international standard as well as a Stock Exchange.
8. Double Taxation Agreements with a number of European, North American, African and Asian countries.
9. Good place to work and live – sub-tropical climate and vegetation with plenty of water. Friendly people, mostly English speaking, with high literacy rate. Educational establishments to University level. Strong religious values. Open-air lifestyle with nature reserves, game parks, rivers, lakes and waterfalls.
10. Thriving Private Sector – Government has successfully privatized most of the previously state owned enterprises, thus encouraging an entrepreneurial culture.

Incentives

Priority Sectors

Applying for an Investment Licence

Attachment: 

Investment Licence Application Form.pdf

Investor Guide Handbook - June 2011.pdf

An Investment Guide to Zambia - Opportunities and Conditions 2011.pdf