Why does Zimtrade love pushing Zimbabwean SMEs into Zambia?

Is it a coincidence that Zimtrade is driving Zim SME expansion into Zambia? The simplest answer is no. There are no coincidences in business, only planned and strategic moves.

Let's explore how and where this might be coming from and why Zambia.

First of all, Zimbabwe and Zambia are like Siamese twins, birthed during the federation of Rhodesia in the 1950s and separated at the end of the Eco-political arrangement that saw the birth of great economic investments that the two countries are still benefitting from to date.  Maybe herein lies the reason why it, makes sense for Zim businesses to increase their footprint across Zambezi.

Speaking of the Zambezi, along that same river lies one of Africa’s biggest economic investments, the Kariba power project, the same plant that is powering the two countries’ economic activities. 

Zim trade might be on to something here.

Earlier this month, about 25 Zimbabwean companies participated in the 95th edition of the Zambia Agricultural and Commercial Show trade show held under the theme, “Inclusive Economic Transformation”. The participation was organized by the national trade development and promotion organization, ZimTrade, as a move to drive Zimbabwe’s exports into Zambia.