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COMESA Gazette Vol No. 25 – May 2020

25/06/2020

Official Gazette Vol. No. 25

COMESA Committee of Elders Meet to Review the Impact of COVID-19

25/06/2020

COMESA will continue using eminent personalities from the region in addressing conflicts and entrenching good governance. Speaking when she addressed members of the COMESA Committee of Elders, Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe said the economic potential in the region can only be harnessed in an environment of peace and stability, hence the important role of the…
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Madagascar Records 26% Drop in Imports

25/06/2020

Madagascar recorded a 26% drop in imports in April compared to March 2020, according to a snapshot survey undertaken by the Statistics Unit at the Secretariat. The survey indicated that four key border posts, Antanimena, Tamatave-Pétrole, Ivato-Aéroport, Mamory-Aéroport recorded declines of 35%, 59%, 36% and 80% respectively. Tamatave-Port was the only one to record a…
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Global Value Chain as a Vehicle for Development in Africa

23/06/2020

Implication of COVID 19 in the Future of Global Value Chain This paper presents the prospects of the value chain for Africa’s development and the implication of Covid-19 in the future of global value chain, its benefits and costs, the efforts by some African countries to get into the global value chain and the requirements…
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Measures in Member States in Response to COVID-19

20/06/2020

Measures in COMESA MS in Response to Covid -19 Vol 11

15 Member States Ready to Pilot the COMESA Electronic Certificate of Origin

18/06/2020

Fifteen COMESA Member States are ready to start piloting the COMESA Electronic Certificate of Origin (eCO) System. The eCO is one of the latest tools developed under the COMESA Digital Free Trade Area (DFTA) initiative. Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe have indicated their…
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COVID-19: Numbers Rise, as Region Ramps-up Testing

16/06/2020

Over the last seven days, the number of COVID-19 cases in the region have experienced a surge as countries conduct mass testing. The number of recoveries are also expected to increase, based on the observation by experts, that 80% of COVID-19 infected people exhibit mild symptoms which are easy to manage. Read more COVID-19 in…
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Quest for Extension of Project to Support Small-Scale Cross Border Trade in the Great Lakes

15/06/2020

COMESA has engaged with the World Bank to extend the duration of the implementation period of the Great Lakes Trade Facilitation Project (GLTFP) by one year. The no-cost extension is expected to make up for lost implementation time during the Covid-19 restrictions on movement. The four-year GLTFP is poised to end in December this year…
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Region Expected to Grow at 0.6% in 2020

15/06/2020

The COMESA regional economy is projected to grow at a paltry 0.6% this year down from 5.2% recorded in 2019 and 6.0% in 2018. The slight dip in 2019 was attributed to lower commodity prices while the expected slump in 2020 will result from the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic suggesting a deeper economic…
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Supporting Cross Border Trade with Masks

15/06/2020

Cross Border Traders Association officials at Livingstone town in Zambia, receives a consignment of 1,250 face masks sent by the COMESA Secretariat to support cross border trade. This was part of a 5,000 consignment of masks donated by the International Centre for Small Hydropower (ICSHP) based in China. COMESA and ICSHP have a collaborating framework…
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Author: Mwangi Gakunga