Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia)

Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry

Coat of Arms of Zambia
Ministry overview
Type Ministry
Jurisdiction Government of Zambia
Headquarters New Government Complex
8th, 9th and 10th Floors, Nasser Road
P.O. Box 31968
Lusaka, Zambia
Annual budget ZMW. 318.3 million (2016)
Ministry executive
Website Homepage

The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI) is a cabinet level government ministry of Zambia. It is responsible for the development of a globally competitive, sustainable, commercial, trade and industrial base in Zambia with the objective of contributing to social and economic development in the country.[1] The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister. The current Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry is Margaret Mwanakatwe.[2]

Location

The headquarters of the MCTI are located on the 8th, 9th and 10th Floors of the New Government Complex, in the neighborhood known as Cathedral Hill, in the city of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.[3] The coordinates of the headquarters of the MCTI are 15°25'20.0"S, 28°17'25.0"E (Latitude:-15.422221; Longitude:28.290266).[4]

Overview

The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister, assisted by a deputy minister, both of whom are political appointees. The Permanent Secretary, a career civil servant, oversees the five departments of the ministry. Each of the five departments is headed by a departmental director.[5]

Affiliated entities

In the fulfillment of its mandate and mission, MCTI works in collaboration with the following government agencies:

  1. Zambia Bureau of Standards[6]
  2. Zambia Development Agency[7]
  3. Zambia Weights and Measures Agency[8]
  4. Patents and Companies Registration Agency[9]
  5. Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission[10]
  6. Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

See also

References

  1. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Republic of Zambia: About the Ministry". Lusaka: Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Interview (April 2016). "Hon. Margaret Mwanakatwe: Zambia's Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry". The World Folio. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "Street Address of Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Google (11 September 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of the Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry: Organisational Structure". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Zambia Bureau of Standards". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Zambia Development Agency". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Zambia Weights and Measures Agency". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  9. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Patents and Companies Registration Agency". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  10. ↑ MCTI (11 September 2016). "MCTI Statutory Bodies: Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission". Lusaka: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI). Retrieved 11 September 2016.

External links

Coordinates: 15°25′20″S 28°17′25″E / 15.42222°S 28.29028°E / -15.42222; 28.29028

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