The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Akinwumi Adesina the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Zambia, Situmbeko Musokotwane, at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

Chinese embassy contributes over 500,000 USD to help Zambia fight cholera

STORY: Chinese embassy contributes over 500,000 USD to help Zambia fight cholera SHOOTING TIME: April 3, 2024 DATELINE: April 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handover ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG SHENG, Charge d'affaires at the Chinese Embassy 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WANG SHENG, Charge d'affaires at the Chinese Embassy 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SITUMBEKO MUSOKOTWANE, Zambian Minister of Finance and National Planning STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in Zambia on Wednesday donated about 500,000 U.S. dollars to the Zambian government to help the country fight against cholera. The contribution was part of the cholera assistance measures announced by the embassy at the height of the cholera outbreak in January this year. Wang Sheng, charge d'affaires at the Chinese Embassy, said the embassy has been working with Zambian authorities to implement the assistance measures in the past month. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG SHENG, Charge d'

ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-BANK OF CHINA-BANKING SERVICE-25 YEARS-CELEBRATION

ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-BANK OF CHINA-BANKING SERVICE-25 YEARS-CELEBRATION

(221127) -- LUSAKA, Nov. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane addresses the celebration event marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Bank of China Zambia Ltd. in Lusaka, Zambia, Nov. 25, 2022. The Bank of China Zambia Ltd. celebrated its 25 years of banking services in Zambia as a bridge facilitating the ever-growing economic and trade exchanges between the two countries. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

Zambia seeks more investment in mining sector to boost production

STORY: Zambia seeks more investment in mining sector to boost production DATELINE: May 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the minister 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SITUMBEKO MUSOKOTWANE, Minister of Finance and National Planning 3. various of the audience STORYLINE: The Zambian government said on Friday that it will work on the current mining tax regime to ensure the stability of taxes in order to attract more investment in the sector. Instability in the mining tax regime in the past years has resulted in Africa's second-largest copper producer missing out on new investment in the mining sector. Situmbeko Musokotwane, the Minister of Finance and National Planning said the country has not attracted any meaningful new investments in the mining sector in the past 10 years due to instability in the tax regime. He said the current situation in the country where the mineral tax regime has been undergoing regular changes was causing confusion to the investor