The establishment of a COMESA Trade Information Desk (TID) at the Nakonde border between Zambia and Tanzania has led to a massive reduction in the use of illegal routes by small scale cross border traders. The TID which is run by the Cross-Border Traders Association CBTA was established under the COMESA Regional Integration Support Mechanism…
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Issues affecting the operations of the Simplified Trade Regime (STR) along the borderlands of DR Congo, Uganda and Rwanda formed the agenda of recent two-day tripartite meeting. The virtual meeting was organized by the COMESA Secretariat under the Great Lakes Trade Facilitation Project (GLTFP) to share experiences on the STR and other key issues impacting…
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The 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWSP) platform was on Thursday 22 October unveiled in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Her Excellency Elysee Munembwe urging women to use it to do business with the rest of Africa. The launch, which was the sixth in a COMESA Member State, was…
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In this edition: Continental and Regional Trade Regimes Need Proper Management to Succeed 50 Million African Women Speak Platform Launched in Eswatini COMESA Supports Zambia to Launch Gold and Gemstone Development Strategy New Rwanda and British Ambassadors Accredited to COMESA Promoting an Integrated Digital Common Payment Scheme for MSMEs Download eCOMESA Issue No. 643
PRESS RELEASE Monday, October 19, 2020: There is need for proper management of the interface between the continental and the regional free trade regimes to generate a range of win-win outcomes for various stakeholders in Africa’s integration agenda. According to Dr. Stephen Karingi, the Director, Capacity Building Development at the United Nations Economic Commission for…
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Monday, 19 October 2020: The 7th COMESA Annual Research Forum begun today with over 80 participants comprising of the academia, think tanks, government officers and the private sector from across the region and Africa attending. Secretary General of COMESA, Chileshe Kapwepwe opened the virtual forum with keynote address made by the Director, Capacity Building Development,…
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Lusaka, October 17, 2020: Zambia has launched its Export Diversification Strategy in Gold and Gemstone Mining. The strategy will guide the formalization of the sector and stop illegal trading of the commodities in the country. It was developed with support from the European Union through the COMESA Regional Integration Capacity Project (RICB) as well as…
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Eswatini became the fifth COMESA Member State to launch the 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWSP) platform on Thursday 15 October. The platform was unveiled in Mbabane, Eswatini at a colourful ceremony presided over by the Deputy Prime Minister Honourable Senator Themba Masuku. The national launch of the platform kept in tradition with previous launches…
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Lusaka, Thursday, October 15, 2020: Ambassador of Rwanda to Zambia Mr. Amandin Rugira and the British High Commissioner to Zambia Mr. Nicholas Woolley have been accredited to COMESA as Permanent Representative and Special Representative respectively. The two presented their letters of credence to COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe on Thursday 15 October 2020 at the…
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Heads of Customs from the COMESA region have agreed on prioritizing Post -Covid-19 recovery in the 2021-2023 Customs and Trade Facilitation Work Programme. In a virtual meeting conducted last week, 14 October 2020, the officials said this will enable the identification and prioritization of activities that will enhance post COVID-19 recovery for Member States. According…
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