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The '''Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry''' (MCTI) is a [[Cabinet of Zambia|cabinet]] level government ministry of [[Zambia]]. It is responsible for the development of a globally competitive, sustainable, commercial, trade and industrial base in Zambia with the objective of contributing to social and economic development in the country.<ref name="About">{{cite web|
url=http://www.mcti.gov.zm/index.php/about-mcti/about-mcti/ |last=MCTI |
title=Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Republic of Zambia: About the Ministry |date=11 September 2016 | accessdate=11 September 2016 |
publisher=Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI) |
location=Lusaka}}</ref> The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister. The current Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry is [[Margaret Mwanakatwe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theworldfolio.com/interviews/hon-margaret-mwanakatwe-zambias-minister-of-commerce-trade-and-industry/3969/ |
title=Hon. Margaret Mwanakatwe: Zambia’s Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry |author=Interview |publisher= The World Folio |date=April 2016 | accessdate=11 September 2016}}</ref>
 
==Location==
The headquarters of the MCTI are located on the 8th, 9th and 10th Floors of the New Government Complex, in the neighborhood known as ''Cathedral Hill'', in the city of [[Lusaka]], the capital of Zambia.<ref>{{cite web|
url=http://www.mcti.gov.zm/index.php/contact/ |title=Street Address of Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry |publisher=Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI) |accessdate=11 September 2016| date=11 September 2016 |author=MCTI |location=Lusaka}}</ref> The coordinates of the headquarters of the MCTI are 15°25'20.0"S, 28°17'25.0"E (Latitude:-15.422221; Longitude:28.290266).<ref>{{google maps|accessdate=11 September 2016 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/15%C2%B025'20.0%22S+28%C2%B017'25.0%22E/@-15.4223267,28.2881193,656m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-15.422221!4d28.290266 |title=Location of the Headquarters of the Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry}}</ref>

==Overview==
The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister, assisted by a deputy minister, both of whom are political appointees. The Permanent Secretary, a career civil servant, oversees the five departments of the ministry. Each of the five departments is headed by a departmental director.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mcti.gov.zm/index.php/about-mcti/organisation-structure | title=Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry: Organisational Structure |accessdate=11 September 2016 | date=11 September 2016 |
location=Lusaka |publisher=Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI) | author=MCTI}}</ref>

* Department of Foreign Trade
* Department of Domestic Trade
* Department of Human Resources and Administration
* Department of Planning and Information
* Department of Industry

==Affiliated entities==
In the fulfillment of its mandate and mission, MCTI works in collaboration with the following government agencies:
# Zambia Bureau of Standards<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=11 September 2016| url=http://www.mcti.gov.zm/index.php/about-mcti/statutory-bodies/zambia-bureau-of-standards/ | date=11 September 2016 |title=MCTI Statutory Bodies: Zambia Bureau of Standards |publisher=Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI) | author=MCTI | location=Lusaka}}</ref>
# Zambia Development Agency<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=11 September 2016| url=http://www.mcti.gov.zm/index.php/about-mcti/statutory-bodies/zambia-development-agency/ | date=11 September 2016 |title=MCTI Statutory Bodies: Zambia Development Agency |publisher=Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI) | author=MCTI | location=Lusaka}}</ref>
# Zambia Weights and Measures Agency<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=11 September 2016| url=http://www.mcti.gov.zm/index.php/about-mcti/statutory-bodies/zambia-weights-and-measures-agency/| date=11 September 2016 |title=MCTI Statutory Bodies: Zambia Weights and Measures Agency |publisher=Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI) | author=MCTI | location=Lusaka}}</ref>
# Patents and Companies Registration Agency<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=11 September 2016| url=http://www.mcti.gov.zm/index.php/about-mcti/statutory-bodies/patents-and-companies-registration-agency/| date=11 September 2016| title=MCTI Statutory Bodies: Patents and Companies Registration Agency| publisher=Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI) | author=MCTI | location=Lusaka}}</ref>
# Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=11 September 2016| url=http://www.mcti.gov.zm/index.php/about-mcti/statutory-bodies/citizens-economic-empowerment-commission/| date=11 September 2016| title=MCTI Statutory Bodies: Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission| publisher=Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Zambia) (MCTI) | author=MCTI | location=Lusaka}}</ref>
# Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

==See also==
* [[Government of Zambia]]
* [[Cabinet of Zambia]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mcti.gov.zm/ Website of Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry]

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[[Category:Government ministries of Zambia]]
[[Category:Trade ministries|Zambia]]
[[Category:Industry ministries|Zambia]]