Skond għal Bloomberg, Zambia's copper mine production will fall more than 10 percent this year to the lowest level in 14 years, dealing a major blow to its revenue and economic growth.
Il-Ministeru ta ' Finanzi u Nazzjonali Ippjanar qal in a rapport din ġimgħa li ram minjiera output se jaqgħu għal 682% 2c431 tunnellati. Ram produzzjoni kontijiet għal aktar minn 70 fil-mija ta ' esportazzjoni qligħ.
Dak ikun l-inqas livell peress 2009 u mark it-tielet sena fi a ringiela li produzzjoni waqa ' wara quċċata fi 2020% 2c għalkemm ram prezzijiet jibqgħu għoljin.
It- downturn will affect economic growth, li the Finance ministry expects to slow to 2.7 percent this year from 4.7 percent in 2022.
Fi l-ewwel nofs ta ' dan sena % 2c dħul minn minerali royalties kien biss 23 fil-mija il il mira , ieħor ostaklu għal il il gvern 's ambizzjoni li żieda annwali produzzjoni għal 3 miljun tunnellati sa 2031.
It- tnaqqis in ram produzzjoni jiġi kif Żambja ġlidiet biex ristrutturar tiegħu barrani dejn minn dak li jsir Afrika's l-ewwel pandez-era sovran default in 2020.
L-aħħar xahar, Żambja milħuq a breakthrough deal with bilateral kredituri led by China and France to modify a $6.3 billion loan agreement.
A rapport rilaxxat dan xahar by the International Monetary Fund said weather-related shocks and falling copper revenues, including production shortfalls, were the biggest risks to Zambia's economy.
Zambian President Hichilema's government been fighting to find a solution for two large copper mining companies after his predecessor takek them over after fighting with their owners.
Fixing the Mopani copper mine and Vedanta Resources' Konkola mine could "significantly boost copper and cobalt production," the IMF said. The Konkola copper mine has been in provisional liquidation for more than four years.
Mopani tħabat minn dakinhar il żamm il-gvern mixtri it minn Glencore aktar minn sentejn ago permezz a ikkontrollat mill-istat kumpanija.
Kanada's First Quantum Mining company accounts for more than half of Zambia's copper production.
