GOVERNMENT has signed a partnership support agreement with Trademark Africa to upgrade Nakonde One-Stop-Border Post (OSBP) in a bid enhance trade between Zambia and Tanzania and beyond the region. And World Bank Manager for Zambia, Eastern and Southern Africa Achim Fock says the World Bank approved a $270 million International Development Association (IDA) grant for the project. Meanwhile, British High Commissioner Nicholas Woolley says the United Kingdom (UK) government has donated $10 million for the project. Speaking during a signing ceremony of the project, Wednesday, Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane said the government aimed to enhance clearance efficiency along the Dar-es-Salaam corridor. “By improving infrastructure at the Nakonde OSBP, we aim to enhance clearance efficiency along the...

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