Saturday, April 18, 2009

Entrepreneurship Recommendations

Update: No Action

  • Political will for SMME

  • Strengthen National Credit and Savings Bank to serve SMME sector

Finance and Doing Business Recommendations

Update: No Action

  • Introduce an interest discount window

  • find funds to pay off suppliers to Govt

  • Support for Small micro medium enterprise (smme)

  • A framework for lending to women

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Infrastructure Recommendations

    Updates: No Action


  • Create a Ministry of works and Infrastructure



  • Pulic Private Partnership legislation speed up



  • Standards for non-performing contractors and consultants.



  • Review legislation,licencing and procurement procedures streamlined and reduced



  • Liberalise and lower fees for international gateway to maximise information commnication and technology benefits.

Tourism Sector Recommendations

    Update: No Action


  • Review hospitality Act



  • Provide incentive to domestic tourists



  • Open Sky policy



  • One-stop licencing center

Agriculture Sector Recommendations

    Update: No Action


  • Create a Land Bank and a Rural Livestock Bank



  • Streamline issuance of title deeds



  • Promote marketing information and skills



  • Zero rate import tax on implements

Energy Sector Recommendations

    Update: No Action


  • Increase Zesco tarrifs by 66%

Mining Sector Recommendations

    Update: No Action


  • Set up a task force to evaluate entire mining industry; Review the true cost of copper production in Zambia.



  • Provide small scale Gemstone mining sector with access to finance and equipment leasing



  • Freeze Zesco elecricity tarrif hike for mining sector



  • Mines and mineral development Act