Industrial Development Corporation

IDC at a Glance

The IDC is the commercial investment arm of the government with a twofold mandate to superintend over state owned enterprises and drive investments in priority sectors in collaboration with the private sector.

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TRANSFORMATION

Building Zambia from within

Two years into its decade-long transformation blueprint, the Industrial Development Corporation is pointing to concrete results: reconstituted subsidiary boards, long-term plans stretching 15 years ahead, a petroleum refinery taking shape, rising dividends…

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The Industrial Development Corporation head office building on Independence Avenue in Lusaka

AGRICULTURE

IDC adds flavour to Kawambwa Tea

A modern processing plant, an expanding plantation and a new premium product line are turning around one of Zambia’s oldest agro-industrial estates, as Kawambwa Tea Industries Limited doubles its processing capacity and…

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Tea pickers at Kawambwa Tea Industries holding freshly plucked green leaf among the estate’s tea bushes

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Featured publication IDC 2024-2033 Strategic Plan A framework for IDC's next phase of transformation. View document Open PDF in a new tab