Investment Horizons ZDA’s active push to attract and facilitate large-scale investments, including a $500M oil refinery project in Ndola and multiple IPPAs, signals ongoing deal flow and opportunities to position investment promotion, financial services, and project support solutions to streamline approvals, due diligence, and trade facilitation.

Strategic Partnerships Recent collaborations with SMART Zambia Institute, IDC, MCTI, apexBrasil, and international forums indicate a strong openness to co-deliver programs and technology-enabled deals; this presents a pathway to propose joint ventures, capacity-building packages, and cross-border trade services.

Digital Trade Platform ZDA’s development of the Zambia Investment Deal Room and use of digital tools suggests a need for enterprise software, CRM, cybersecurity, and data analytics to enhance deal sourcing, investor relations, and one-stop-shop service delivery for investors and MSMEs.

Market Access Active participation in international forums and bilateral forums with Brazil positions ZDA as a gateway to regional and global markets; opportunities exist to offer export promotion services, market intelligence subscriptions, and trade facilitation solutions for Zambian exporters and foreign investors.

Growth Financing Projected headcount expansion and high-value projects imply a demand for capacity-building, project management, and administrative services, as well as financial planning, grant management, and operating systems to support large-scale investments and job creation initiatives.