By BUUMBA CHIMBULUGOVERNMENT is developing the Local Content Bill to address the weak inter-sectorial linkages that have contributed to lag in industrial development.The Bill will mainly address the promotion of utilisation of local products and services in the manufacturing and key productive sectors of the economy.This is according to the Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister, Christopher Yaluma, at the Local Content Conference held in Lusaka yesterday.Mr Yaluma said his Ministry was open to receiving submissions from the manufacturers so as to collectively explore ways of addressing the identified bottlenecks.He said despite the various initiatives undertaken by Government, local content had remained low in almost all the sectors, which can be attributed to various challenges among them perception against local goods and services.Mr Yaluma revealed that a number of studies had showed weak linkages between the manufacturing sector and other key productive sectors.For example, the Mining Local Content Study done by the International Council on Mining […]
Local Content Bill coming
