赞比亚总统哈凯恩德·希奇莱马表示，在上个月连任后的首次出访中，他敦促海湾地区的投资者严格遵守本国的本地采购规定。
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema used his first trip abroad since his re-election last month to tell Gulf investors to fully comply with the country’s local procurement rules, he said.
赞比亚是非洲第二大铜生产国。随着电动汽车和电网建设对金属需求的增加，铜价也持续上涨。希奇莱马的立场与该地区其他国家一致，这些国家都希望借助对关键矿产资源的争夺来促进经济发展。
Zambia is Africa’s second-largest producer of copper, whose prices have soared as demand rises for metals used in electric vehicles and power grids. Hichilema’s stance matches that of regional rivals who are trying to use the scramble for critical minerals to drive economic development.
一年前实施的法规要求矿业企业提高从本地采购核心商品和服务的比例。访问期间，希奇莱马会见了阿布扎比莫帕尼铜矿所有者的首席执行官阿里·拉希德·阿尔拉希迪。在脸书上，希奇莱马呼吁莫帕尼铜矿提高产量，因为赞比亚计划到2030年将铜产量提高两倍以上，达到300万吨。不过也有批评意见指出，在本地供应商能力不足的情况下强制采购本地产品可能会推高成本，进而给倒卖进口商品的中间商留下可乘之机。
Regulations introduced a year ago require mines to source a higher share of core goods and services locally. During his trip, Hichilema met Ali Rashed Alrashdi, CEO of an Abu Dhabi-based owner of Mopani mine, one of Zambia’s oldest copper mines. In a Facebook post, he urged Mopani to raise output as Zambia pushes to more than triple copper output to 3 million tonnes by 2030. Critics say the drive to buy local goods can inflate costs where domestic suppliers lack capacity, opening the door to middlemen who resell imports.
此次访问期间，赞比亚还与阿联酋投资者签署了六项总额达21.4亿美元的非约束性协议，涉及医疗、可再生能源、物流及科技等多个领域。— 蒂塞索·莫措内恩
During the visit, Zambia signed six non-binding agreements worth $2.14 billion with UAE investors, covering healthcare, renewable energy, logistics, and technology. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng