Author: Mwangi Gakunga

COMESA Records Increased Annual Inflation Rate

The annual inflation rate for the month of September 2020 increased to 81.9% up from 23.4% recorded in the same month last year. This means that prices of goods and services in the participating Member States went up.. According to the latest Harmonized Consumer Price Index (HCPI) which measures inflation rate in the COMESA region,…
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COMESA Court Gets New Judge

Justice Salohy Norotiana Rakotondrajery Randrianarisoa has been elected Judge of the Appellate Division of the COMESA Court of Justice. The election took place during the 23rd meeting of COMESA Ministers of Justice and Attorney’s General on 18 November 2020. Justice Randrianarisoa, a Senior Judge and Director General of Judicial Affairs, Research and Reforms at the…
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Tunisia Host eBusiness Forum

The Tunisian Export Promotion Center – CEPEX in partnership with GIZ, in the context of the German Development cooperation with Tunisia, organized an online business-matching event dubbed “Tunisia Africa E-Business Meetings on 18th-19th and 20th of November 2020. The event brought together more than 600 Tunisian exporting companies and partners from Sub-Saharan African countries to…
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eCOMESA Newsletter Issue No. 646

In this edition: Governments` Staff to Serve as External Auditors for COMESA …as justice ministers, AGs adopt legal instruments for auditors 2. COMESA Scales-Down 2021 Budget to Leverage on ICT 3. COMESA Records Increased Annual Inflation Rate 4. Zambian Civil Societies to Play Greater Role in Peace and Security 5. COMESA Court Gets New Judge…
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THE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE FACILITY (RIFF) PROJECT

The RIFF project is an Investment Financing Facility Project with funding from the World Bank to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB). The project is scheduled to run from July 2020 to September 2025 and is made up of the following three components: Download>> Regional Infrastructure…
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50 Million African Women Speak Platform Launched in Egypt

Cairo, November 18, 2020: Egypt became the seventh COMESA Member State to launch the 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWSP) platform at a colourful event held in Cairo on Wednesday 18 November 2020. The national launch of the platform was presided over by the Deputy Executive Director of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development…
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COVID 19 Measures in Member States Edition No. 30

COVID 19 Measures in Member States Edition No. 30

Covid-19 Measures in Member States 29th Edition

This publication comprises a listing of measures that COMESA Member States have put in place to contain the spread of the Corona virus. They cover trade facilitation and support to businesses, protection of the vulnerable from the impact of the spread of the virus and other relevant measures. It also includes the support received from…
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National Investment Agencies Receive Support from COMESA RIA Towards  COVID 19 Recovery

Cairo, Egypt 9th November 2020: The COMESA Regional Investment Agency (RIA) has embarked on building the capacities of National Investment Promotion Agencies (NIPAs) in Member States to support investments rebound from the effects of COVID-19. The capacity building activities are being implemented through webinars focusing on best practices in developing and presenting investment opportunities to…
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Differently Abled Persons find Livelihood in Textile Cluster

Despite the many challenges being faced in the textile and garment sector in Zambia, differently abled persons in Ndola District in the Copperbelt Province have found their livelihoods in production of garments. This has been made possible through a capacity building programme supported under the COMESA Regional Integration Support Mechanism (RISM). Gellophina Skills Academy for…
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