Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:45:36 +0000 By BUUMBA CHIMBULU GOVERNEMNT has said localising the marketing of minerals as a way of ensuring Zambia benefits from the rising copper prices will make the country’s commodities uncompetitive internationally. Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development permanent secretary, Paul Chanda, said localising the marketing of minerals meant that buyers had to travel all the way to Zambia to access the commodity. Mr. Chanda explained that by making buyers coming to buy the minerals from Zambia, the country’s commodity was made uncompetitive as most buyers would encounter many risks on the way. “We are in a competitive world, we are not the only country producing copper, and we are now seventh in the World and second in Africa after Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), “This means DRC and other countries are our competitors and so when you say we can localise the market, it is the same thing, whether you […]
State explains setbacks of localising minerals marketing
