Event contact: Solveig Tangen
NABA will organize a business mission to Zambia from 25 to 27 October 2023, with a focus on mining and the critical minerals value chain.
The trip comes amid significant reforms under president Hakainde Hichilema, which are helping to position the country as an important destination for investment in Southern Africa.
This is a unique opportunity to engage with key stakeholders in business and policy to explore opportunities in this critical industry.
Business Mission Overview:
The mining opportunity:
Zambia is home to one of the world’s highest-grade copper deposits, and is the seventh-largest producer globally. The country also has deposits of other critical minerals including nickel and cobalt, all of which are essential to the production of electric batteries.
With the green transition gathering pace new opportunities are emerging across the mining value chain - from technology and renewable energy, to logistics and engineering, financing, planning, and development.
Developing sustainable value chains in the sector is a focus for the government, which is working with Democratic Republic of Congo to establish Special Economic Zones for the production of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and related services, in partnership with the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
This represents strong opportunities for companies in the Nordic region to play a part in the development of these new value chains, which will be the focus of the investor mission.
Please contact Solveig Tangen if you would like to learn more about this opportunity.