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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Private Sector Development Association chairperson Yusuf Dodia has attributed the depreciation of the Kwacha against major convertible currencies to low foreign income from the mining sector arising from the current recession in Europe where most Zambia\u2019s mining firms\u2019 parent companies are headquartered.<\/p>\n

And Dodia has said that the impending load shedding by ZESCO will impact negatively on small and medium enterprises and the country\u2019s economy. Speaking in an interview, Dodia explained that the mining sector is the major forex earner for Zambia and any external forces on in it has a direct bearing on performance of the local currency.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe weakening of the Kwacha to the low foreign exchange coming from the mining industry. As you know our economy is largely dependent on the mining sector and the mining industry is the major forex earner for Zambia. We are heading towards the end of the year and most mining companies are making preparations to pay taxes, as a statutory obligation, as well as paying bonuses and allowances for workers,\u201d Dodia explained. \u201cBut most importantly, there is a recession in Europe where most Zambia\u2019s mining firms\u2019 parent companies are headquartered. So these mining companies want to keep their parent companies afloat and that\u2019s where they are channeling most of their revenue. And as such, the country is not getting enough forex to strengthen the Kwacha against major convertible currencies.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Dodia said the six-hour of load-shedding by the power utility company is too long and will adversely affect productivity among SMEs. Dodia said that ZESCO should engage the Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) and other stakeholders in order schedule load-shedding during the time when there is less economic activities among small and medium enterprises.<\/p>\n

\u201cLoad-shedding by ZESCO will affect all sectors of the economy in the country. But specifically talking about small and medium enterprises, six hours of no electricity means six hours of no productivity. And I hope that ZESCO is in dialogue with Zambia Association of Manufacturers and other key stakeholders so that load management is done during periods when there is less activity so that the SMEs and business, in general, will not suffer any inconvenience. In other words, they need to schedule it at night. Like I said, ZESCO has to dialogue with the Zambia Association of Manufacturers and small and medium enterprises and plan to ensure that load-shedding has minimal impact on the economy,\u201d said Dodia.<\/p>\n

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