Sat, 29 Jul 2017 13:20:38 +0000 THE hosting of the expo and investment conference aimed at linking investors to Luapula Province and unlocking economic potential demonstrates Government’s commitment to creating a diversified economy. However, it is ironic that a province such as Luapula which is endowed with vast natural resources and arable land for cultivation, has remained as one of the least developed in Zambia. This status quo must change. There can be no convincing explanation to justify why the people of Luapula should continue to live in poverty when the region has everything it takes to become the country’s economic hub. The identification of the seven priority sectors for accelerated investment will not only improve the economic status of the local people but also ensure the implementation of the recently launched Seventh National Development Plan whose goal is to create a diversified and resilient economy for sustained growth and socio-economics transformation. It is well […]
