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· Western Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI) has stressed the need for augmenting the border trade for the benefit of Zambians
· The Chamber Coordinator Fred Mulozi has called for traders to take advantage of the AfCFTA and told that cross -border trading did not require international companies or intergovernmental arrangements
Western Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI) has stressed the need for augmenting the border trade for the benefit of Zambians.
The Chamber Coordinator Fred Mulozi has called for traders to take advantage of the AfCFTA and told that cross -border trading did not require international companies or inter-government arrangements. He welcomed the announcement of new president Hakainde Hichilema aiming to enhance cross-border trade between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia during recent a press conference.
Fred Mulozi called on the businesses in Western Province to take advantage of the neighboring Angola and utilize the readily available markets. Angolans are buying mealie meal, cement, sugar and maheu, among others, from Zambia. On the other hand, Zambians are buying fuel, cooking oil, condensed milk and beer from Angola.
- He appealed to the government to work on the Kalabo-Sikongo road up to the Angolan border to give a strong infrastructural connect to enhance trade between the two countries.
