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Zambia is a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention:

  • Signature: 17 June 1970
  • Deposit of Ratification: 17 June 1970
  • Entry into Force: 17 July 1970
  • Pursuant to Article 54(2) of the ICSID Convention, Zambia has designated “High Court” as competent for the recognition and enforcement of ICSID awards.
  • Pursuant to Article 69 of the ICSID Convention, Zambia enacted the Investment Disputes Convention Act, 1970 (Act No. 18 of 1970) (Off. Gaz. Suppl. April 17, 1970, p. 99) to make the Convention effective in their jurisdiction.

Zambia is a Contracting State to the New York Convention:

  • Date of Accession: 12 March 2002
  • Entry into Force: 12 June 2002

In 2000, Zambia enacted legislation based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration as adopted in 1985 and is therefore now popularly considered to be an UNCITRAL Model Law State

Zambia is a not Contracting State to the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:  

  • Entry into Force: N/A

Zambia is a Contracting State to the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: 31 December 1999

Zambia is a United Nations Member State:

  • Date of Admission: 1 December 1964 

Zambia - Belgium - Luxembourg Bilateral Investment Treaty (in English) (PDF)

Zambia - Belgium - Luxembourg Bilateral Investment Treaty (in French) (PDF)

Zambia - Egypt Bilateral Investment Treaty (in Arabic) (PDF)

Zambia - Egypt Bilateral Investment Treaty (in English) (PDF)

Zambia - Finland Bilateral Investment Treaty (in English) (PDF)

Zambia - Germany Bilateral Investment Treaty (in English) (PDF)

Zambia - Netherlands Bilateral Investment Treaty (in English) (PDF)

Zambia - Switzerland Bilateral Investment Treaty (in French) (PDF)

Official State Name: Republic of Zambia

Official Language: English

Recognised Regional Languages: Nyanja, Bemba, Lunda, Tonga, Lozi, Luvale, Kaonde and chichewa

Capital: Lusaka

Motto: One Zambia, One Nation

Currency: Zambian kwacha (ZMK)

Time Zone: CAT (UTC+2)

International Calling Code: +260

Internet TLD: .zm

Location of Zambia within the African Union

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