First Quantum expects approval of Zambia industrial park soon

Canada’s First Quantum Minerals expects Zambia to approve the creation of a new industrial park it is spearheading near its Kalumbila mine in the coming days, its local director in charge of government affairs said on Wednesday. John Gladston said the Multi-Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) in north-western Zambia would help attract foreign direct investment and diversify the economy of Africa’s second-biggest copper producer. Zambia's economy should grow by 3 percent this year, little c