THE Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) president Dr Oswald Mungule says Zambia’s investment in Roads and Airports has been substantial and heavily reliant on non-consensual finances. And Transport Economist and Team leader Maysam Abedin says the investment in the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport was reasonable while Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport was a costly mistake. Speaking during the EAZ ex-post evaluation of Zambia’s Transport infrastructure (2010-2020), Thursday, Dr Mungule said the country’s GDP had not exhibited a structural acceleration commiserate with the scale in investments in the transport sector. “Zambia’s investment in roads and airports has been substantial and heavily reliant on non-consensual finances however GDP growth has not exhibited a structural acceleration commiserate with the scale of investment while...

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