Zambia : The Challenge of Competitiveness and Diversification

This study was designed to go below the radar of Zambia's macroeconomic developments to examine trends, constraints, and opportunities in specific economic subsectors. It sought to build upon existing and planned analyses within the country in...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: PSD, Privatization and Industrial Policy
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
GDP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2156907/zambia-challenge-competitiveness-diversification
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14883
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spelling okr-10986-148832021-04-23T14:03:16Z Zambia : The Challenge of Competitiveness and Diversification World Bank ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND BANKING SECTOR COMMODITY PRICES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS COPPER PRICES DEPOSITS DOMESTIC MARKET ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPORTS FISCAL DEFICITS FISHERIES FOOD PRODUCTION FORESTRY FUEL TAXES FUELS GDP GROWTH POTENTIAL HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORTS INFLATION INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET ACCESS MARKET DEMAND MARKET LIBERALIZATION MARKET SUPPLY MARKETING MERCHANDISE MERCHANDISE EXPORTS MERCHANDISING NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOME POSITIVE EFFECTS PRICING POLICIES PRIVATIZATION PRODUCT MARKETS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETAILING RISK MANAGEMENT SALES SPREAD SUBSTITUTION SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAINS TAX REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE DEFICIT TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT UNFAIR COMPETITION VOLATILITY WEALTH WHOLESALING WORKING CAPITAL WTO COMPETITIVENESS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT NONTRADITIONAL EXPORTS MARKET ACCESS ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR MINING SECTOR MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS AGRIBUSINESS COPPER MINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY TRADE REGIME WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION GOVERNMENT ROLE EXPORT PROCEDURES MANUFACTURING CONSUMER GOODS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRANSACTION COSTS VALUE ADDED TAXES ECONOMIC ZONES LABOR REGULATIONS JOB SECURITY CONTRACTORS TRADE BARRIERS QUALITY STANDARDS COMPLIANCE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS TEXTILE INDUSTRY ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES FOOD PROCESSING GEM CUTTING FLOWER INDUSTRY HUMAN CAPITAL This study was designed to go below the radar of Zambia's macroeconomic developments to examine trends, constraints, and opportunities in specific economic subsectors. It sought to build upon existing and planned analyses within the country in order to better understand: 1) the underlying bases for competitive advantage and disadvantage in the evolving Zambian economy; 2) the likely sustainability of those patterns of economic diversification which have already taken place; 3) what linkages have and have not been formed within the agricultural and mining sectors which might still be a basis for future growth; 4) the specific effects of certain macroeconomic developments and "external" events on different stakeholders and the types of responses they have made to these; and 5) what measures could be taken to improve competitiveness within the Zambian economy and accelerate future growth. The work was designed to complement on-going analytical work, especially by the Export Board of Zambia and the Zambia National Farmers Union, ans also complement on-going work to assess the constraints and opportunities facing Zambia's tourism sector. The present study draws upon available data, an updated analysis of agricultural production costs and profitability, and surveys of private agribusiness, non-traditional export, and mining (and mining-related companies. A parallel analysis was undertaken on the food and agricultural import demand into South Africa, a potential trade destination. 2013-08-07T20:39:49Z 2013-08-07T20:39:49Z 2003-01-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2156907/zambia-challenge-competitiveness-diversification http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14883 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: PSD, Privatization and Industrial Policy Economic & Sector Work Africa Zambia
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topic ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURE
ARABLE LAND
BANKING SECTOR
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMERS
COPPER PRICES
DEPOSITS
DOMESTIC MARKET
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORTS
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISHERIES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FORESTRY
FUEL TAXES
FUELS
GDP
GROWTH POTENTIAL
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPORTS
INFLATION
INTEREST RATES
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LABOR FORCE
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET DEMAND
MARKET LIBERALIZATION
MARKET SUPPLY
MARKETING
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE EXPORTS
MERCHANDISING
NATURAL RESOURCES
PER CAPITA INCOME
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PRICING POLICIES
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCT MARKETS
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PURCHASING
PURCHASING POWER
QUALITY STANDARDS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RETAILING
RISK MANAGEMENT
SALES
SPREAD
SUBSTITUTION
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAINS
TAX REFORM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRADE DEFICIT
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPORT
UNFAIR COMPETITION
VOLATILITY
WEALTH
WHOLESALING
WORKING CAPITAL
WTO COMPETITIVENESS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
NONTRADITIONAL EXPORTS
MARKET ACCESS
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
MINING SECTOR
MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS
AGRIBUSINESS
COPPER MINING
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
TRADE REGIME
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
GOVERNMENT ROLE
EXPORT PROCEDURES
MANUFACTURING
CONSUMER GOODS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRANSACTION COSTS
VALUE ADDED TAXES
ECONOMIC ZONES
LABOR REGULATIONS
JOB SECURITY
CONTRACTORS
TRADE BARRIERS
QUALITY STANDARDS
COMPLIANCE
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES
FOOD PROCESSING
GEM CUTTING
FLOWER INDUSTRY
HUMAN CAPITAL
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURE
ARABLE LAND
BANKING SECTOR
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMERS
COPPER PRICES
DEPOSITS
DOMESTIC MARKET
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORTS
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISHERIES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FORESTRY
FUEL TAXES
FUELS
GDP
GROWTH POTENTIAL
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPORTS
INFLATION
INTEREST RATES
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LABOR FORCE
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET DEMAND
MARKET LIBERALIZATION
MARKET SUPPLY
MARKETING
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE EXPORTS
MERCHANDISING
NATURAL RESOURCES
PER CAPITA INCOME
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PRICING POLICIES
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCT MARKETS
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PURCHASING
PURCHASING POWER
QUALITY STANDARDS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RETAILING
RISK MANAGEMENT
SALES
SPREAD
SUBSTITUTION
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAINS
TAX REFORM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRADE DEFICIT
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPORT
UNFAIR COMPETITION
VOLATILITY
WEALTH
WHOLESALING
WORKING CAPITAL
WTO COMPETITIVENESS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
NONTRADITIONAL EXPORTS
MARKET ACCESS
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
MINING SECTOR
MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS
AGRIBUSINESS
COPPER MINING
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
TRADE REGIME
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
GOVERNMENT ROLE
EXPORT PROCEDURES
MANUFACTURING
CONSUMER GOODS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRANSACTION COSTS
VALUE ADDED TAXES
ECONOMIC ZONES
LABOR REGULATIONS
JOB SECURITY
CONTRACTORS
TRADE BARRIERS
QUALITY STANDARDS
COMPLIANCE
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES
FOOD PROCESSING
GEM CUTTING
FLOWER INDUSTRY
HUMAN CAPITAL
World Bank
Zambia : The Challenge of Competitiveness and Diversification
geographic_facet Africa
Zambia
description This study was designed to go below the radar of Zambia's macroeconomic developments to examine trends, constraints, and opportunities in specific economic subsectors. It sought to build upon existing and planned analyses within the country in order to better understand: 1) the underlying bases for competitive advantage and disadvantage in the evolving Zambian economy; 2) the likely sustainability of those patterns of economic diversification which have already taken place; 3) what linkages have and have not been formed within the agricultural and mining sectors which might still be a basis for future growth; 4) the specific effects of certain macroeconomic developments and "external" events on different stakeholders and the types of responses they have made to these; and 5) what measures could be taken to improve competitiveness within the Zambian economy and accelerate future growth. The work was designed to complement on-going analytical work, especially by the Export Board of Zambia and the Zambia National Farmers Union, ans also complement on-going work to assess the constraints and opportunities facing Zambia's tourism sector. The present study draws upon available data, an updated analysis of agricultural production costs and profitability, and surveys of private agribusiness, non-traditional export, and mining (and mining-related companies. A parallel analysis was undertaken on the food and agricultural import demand into South Africa, a potential trade destination.
format Economic & Sector Work :: PSD, Privatization and Industrial Policy
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Zambia : The Challenge of Competitiveness and Diversification
title_short Zambia : The Challenge of Competitiveness and Diversification
title_full Zambia : The Challenge of Competitiveness and Diversification
title_fullStr Zambia : The Challenge of Competitiveness and Diversification
title_full_unstemmed Zambia : The Challenge of Competitiveness and Diversification
title_sort zambia : the challenge of competitiveness and diversification
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2156907/zambia-challenge-competitiveness-diversification
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14883
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