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| Name: | Zambia Development Agency Act, 2006 (No. 11 of 2006). |
| Country: | Zambia |
| Subject(s): | Economic and social policy |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2006-05-19 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | ZMB-2006-L-90114 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=90114&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  National Assembly of Zambia PDF (consulted on 2012-06-08) |
| Abstract/Citation: | An Act to foster economic growth and development by promoting trade and investment in Zambia through an efficient, effective and coordinated private sector led economic development strategy; to establish the Zambia Development Agency as a one stop facility which will ensure, among other matters, client focus, dialogue with the private sector and create confidence in public sector support for business; to provide for the functions and powers of the Agency; to attract and facilitate inward and after care investment; to provide and facilitate support to micro and small business enterprises; to promote exports and globalisation; to streamline bureaucratic procedures and requirements faced by investors; to facilitate industrial infrastructure development and local services; to promote greenfield investments through joint ventures and partnerships between local and foreign investors; to promote and encourage education and skills training so as to increase productivity in business enterprises; to encourage measures to increase Zambia¿s capacity to trade and enable business to participate in a competitive global environment; to ensure that the private sector takes advantage of and benefits from international and regional trade agreements; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
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