THE Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) says Zambia’s refined copper export earnings in March 2024 increased by 47.2 percent to K13.9 billion from the K9.5 billion recorded in February 2024. In an April Monthly Bulletin, ZamStats Statistician General Mulenga Musepa stated that Zambia’s major export destination in March 2024 was Switzerland, which accounted for 38.9 percent of the total export earnings. Musepa stated that copper prices on the London Metal Exchange market increased by 4.4 percent to US$8,675.6 per metric tonne in March 2024 from US$ 8,310.7 per metric tonne in February 2024. “Export earnings from refined copper in March 2024 increased by 47.2 percent to K13.9 billion from K9.5 billion in February 2024. Refined copper export volumes during the month...