Last September i visited Lusaka,Zambia. I have boarded Ethiopian Airlines from Ethiopia and reached Lusaka. I got a good hospitality from my client leading Pan African Bank. First time in my life holding a currency of 50000 note . Don't worry its is not US Dollars. It is Zambian Kwacha. I stayed in Protea hotels and tied up with Arabian Nights a Pakistani 5* Restaurant slightly Indian flavor. There are some good shopping malls like Manda Hill, Arcades Mall etc. I was shocked to see 20,000 Indians in which half of them are Gujarati's for a Hindu festival. Even i found a barber for my hair cut. I watched couple of movies Burfi, English Vinglish in Levy Mall which is recently opened. There is a Bombay palace an indian restaurant which seems interesting food for indian. Infact there is also an Indian bank called Indo-zambia bank . I found an Indian man from Bangalore who has assisted me and taken me out for weekends and his friends birthday parties.
Every purchase that do i cut the
5 Rupee equivalent Zambian kwacha |
5Rs equivalent Zmk back side |
One interesting matter with Zambian Kwacha is there are no coins in circulation currencly . Mostly all are notes. From Jan 2013 all the currency notes are being seized by governament and they are knocking off