Zambian Ministers To Attend Copperbelt Mining Trade Expo

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Exhibition at previous expo (Pic By Facebook)

Exhibition at previous expo (Pic By Facebook)

The Zambian minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development, Christopher Yaluma, and the country’s minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Margaret Mwanakatwe, will head up a high-level government delegation at the upcoming Copperbelt Mining Trade Expo & Conference (CBM-TEC), taking place in Kitwe from 5-6 May.

 More than 1500 visitors, 100 exhibitors and 200 conference delegates are expected to gather for CBM-TEC this year at what is the largest industry gathering of its kind in the region. The expo also features free, practical workshops.

“The presence of both the Zambian mining and trade ministers at the Copperbelt Mining Trade Expo & Conference is both exciting and a true sign of this government’s commitment to not only this country’s extractive industry but also the region’s”, says CBM-TEC event director Nicole Smith.
Smith said at the launch event last year, the minister of Mines Yaluma made a concerted effort to engage with the industry leaders who were present.” He listened and responded seriously to questions. We look forward to welcoming him back.

“We also hope that the presence of both ministers will provide an impetus to forging closer relations with the DRC Copperbelt as we will welcome a delegation from DRC’s Katanga province at the event, specifically to discuss cross-border synergies”.
According to Smith, an important focus at the event is also the increased involvement and integration of Zambian SMEs into the mining supply chain and it is therefore pertinent that the presence of the Commerce, Trade and Industry minister, Mwanakatwe, will lend gravity to this discussion.

“The minister’s participation sends a strong signal to the industry about government creating cross sectorial linkages (i.e, between mining and commerce). Her presence furthermore is yet another confirmation that mining remains relevant to Zambia’s strong economic growth, especially in the context of the Government conceding to amend the Tax Royalty laws.”

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