Management

Kalima K. Chaleka is the Manager – Internal Audit & Risk at the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR), where he provides assurance and advisory support services to strengthen governance, risk management, internal controls and accountability. With more than 15 years of experience across financial services, insurance, audit, risk management, financial regulation and sustainable finance, Kalima brings broad financial and governance expertise to his work.

At ZIPAR, Kalima leads risk-based internal audit activities, supports enterprise risk management and provides support to the Board, Audit and Risk Committee and management on governance, compliance and control matters. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Kopaline University Limited and serves as an Accountant and member of the University Council, providing oversight on financial governance, audit and assurance, risk management, internal controls and strategy.

His career includes senior roles at Lupiya Financial Services, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zambia, Standard Chartered Bank, Absa Group, and Zambia National Building Society.

Kalima has provided consulting services in sustainable and climate finance, including financing strategy development, project bankability assessment, financial analysis, project structuring, and identification of climate adaptation investment opportunities under GIZ and NIRAS-funded projects.

He holds an MBA in Finance (Copperbelt University) and an undergraduate degree through the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants Accountancy Programme. He is a Fellow of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants, a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, and an Associate Member of the Zambia Institute of Banking and Financial Services. He also holds a PostGraduate Diploma in Risk Management, an Investment Advisors and Stockbrokers Course, and is a Certified Expert in Sustainable Finance (Frankfurt/Cambridge). Kalima is currently studying towards the Certified Internal Auditor certification.

Peter Mumba is an economist and policy researcher who serves as Research Fellow – Fiscal and Financial Sector Management at the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR). His research focuses on macroeconomics, public finance, sustainable finance, and economic transformation, with particular interest in post-restructuring fiscal dynamics, tax policy, revenue mobilisation, and long-term economic transformation.

Before joining ZIPAR, Peter held roles in public finance research and policy advocacy, including serving as National Coordinator of the Zambia Debt Alliance and lead public finance researcher at the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD). He also served as a Socio-Economic Monitoring Specialist at the Zambia Tax Platform, contributing to research on public finance and domestic resource mobilisation.

Earlier in his career, Peter worked with the British Council in Namibia and South Africa, supporting international education and assessment programmes, including IELTS, as well as higher education and professional examination initiatives.

Peter is an alumnus of the Africa Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Namibia and a Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation from Cavendish University Zambia. He is a member of the Economics Association of Zambia and the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Technical Working Group on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment.

Emmanuel Muma is an Economist and Trade Policy Expert with a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of East London. He has over ten years of extensive experience in industrial policy and regional trade, with a focus on advancing strategic value chain development and public investment.

Emmanuel currently serves as a Business Development Manager at the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research and previously worked as a Trade and Investment Expert at EURO EXIM Bank, where he played a key role in strengthening cross-border trade and economic cooperation.

He has published leading research on the mining, agriculture, and tourism sectors, focusing on national and regional value chain development, competitiveness, and sustainable growth transitions. His recent research includes the Assessment of the 2025 Agriculture Joint Sector Review for the Republic of Zambia, where he served as project lead. His broader research interests include trade policy, industrial and agricultural value chain development, and equitable benefit-sharing in resource extraction and trade across Africa.