Investment into the Zambia-China........>

CHINA PRESS: Investment into the Zambia-China Economic Trade and Cooperation

Zone reached USD1.9 billion with 50 companies having established their branches

in the district since 2007, Economic Information Daily reported Tuesday. 

  - Revenue of the companies in the zone reached CNY14 billion, creating 8000

jobs, the newspaper said, reporting on the China-Africa Forum that China is

hosting in Beijing this week; 

  - More than 17 central SOEs currently cooperate with companies in Zambia on

resources, infrastructure, manufacturing and agriculture, the report said; 

  - China encourages central SOEs to deepen cooperation with Zambia to further

improve bilateral economic and trade cooperation, said Xiao Yaqing, head of

China's state-owned assets regulator, according to the newspaper.