Salaula: The Economics of Zambia’s Second-Hand Clothing Trade
Where the value is added, who it employs, and what happened when East Africa tried to ban the trade.
Where the value is added, who it employs, and what happened when East Africa tried to ban the trade.
Copper sets the kwacha, and the kwacha sets almost everything else in Zambia. The full chain explained - production, price, currency, inflation and your borrowing costs.
Much of what Zambia counts as diversification is unprocessed minerals under another name. What the numbers actually show, and where diplomacy converts into diversified exports.