Summary

The Zambian social security system is based on the social insurance model and provides protection against income loss due to retirement, disability and death. All employed individuals in the formal sector are required to contribute to statutory pension scheme. Individuals not covered by the scheme can contribute voluntarily. The insurance industry’s growth was recently affected by bottlenecks such as its legal framework, fiscal regime and investment climate, which are expected to be addressed soon by the Pensions and Insurance Authority.

The report provides in-depth industry analysis, information and insights of the employee benefits in Zambia, including: overview of the state and compulsory benefits in Zambia, detailed information about the private benefits in Zambia, insights on various central institutions responsible for the administration of the different branches of social security and the regulatory framework of the employee benefits in Zambia.

Key Highlights

- The main state and compulsory benefits in effect in Zambia include ol...

Summary

"Cigarettes in Zambia, 2018", is an analytical report by GlobalData that provides extensive and highly detailed current and future market trends in Zambia.

Smoking has traditionally been widespread, tax increases driving up prices, and increased restrictions on public smoking. There are currently 0.98 million adults smoking regularly or occasionally, with 34.5% of adult male and 1.5% female smokers in 2017, or 12.9% of the adult population. In per capita terms, legitimate consumption now averages around 91 pieces in 2017, compared with 85 pieces in 2000 and 210 pieces in 1990.

What else does this report offer?
- Market size and structure of the overall and per capita consumption based upon a unique combination of industry research, fieldwork, market sizing analysis and our in-house expertise.
- Detailed information such as market shares and recent developments of the manufacturers, leading brands along with company profiles.
- Regulations, taxation, retail pricing, smoking habit and the growing health concerns affecting overal...