Author: Mwangi Gakunga

COMESA Institutions, Secretariat in Fresh Move to Deepen Collaboration

Lusaka, Sunday, November 24, 2019: COMESA Institutions and the Secretariat have developed a draft framework of cooperation. The tool is intended to deepen collaboration and synergy in the delivery of their different mandate towards their common goal of promoting regional integration. In a one-day retreat conducted in Lusaka, Zambia on Sunday, November 24, 2019, the…
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COMESA @25 Golf Tournament Tee-Off

Lusaka, Friday 22 November 2019: Over 100 golfers are participating in the COMESA 25th Anniversary Golf tournament at the Bonanza Golf course in Lusaka, Zambia. The tournament attracted players from the international and business community, diplomatic corps, government academia and ordinary citizens. The main sponsor of the event is the Trade and Development Bank (TDB).…
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CMI Scales-Up Capacity Building Initiatives

Nairobi, Thursday, November 21, 2029: In recent weeks, the COMESA Monetary Institute has scaled up capacity building initiatives targeted mainly at staff of Central banks in Member States. The main objective of these initiatives is to improve macroeconomic management and financial stability in the region with the aim of enhancing the COMESA Monetary Integration Programme.…
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Egypt Domesticates COMESA Seed Regulations

Lusaka, November 20, 2019: Egypt is the eighth COMESA Member State to domesticate the COMESA Seed Trade Harmonisation Regulations. This follows the signing of a Gazette notice by Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Prof. Ezaldin Abusteit. Egypt now joins Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, which have completely aligned their national seed…
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COMESA Kicks-off 25th Anniversary Celebrations

Lusaka, Monday, 18 November 2019: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has today launched activities to celebrate its 25 anniversary since its transformation from the Preferential Trade Area (PTA) in 1994. In a press conference conducted at the Secretariat in Lusaka, Zambia, the Secretary General Ms. Chileshe Kapwepwe unveiled the Silver Jubilee programme,…
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COMESA Court Launches Revised Rules of Arbitration

Lusaka, Friday 15 November 2019: The COMESA Court of Justice has launched revised Arbitration Rules aimed at guiding the business of the Court more efficiently in the current dispensation. The launch was conducted in Lusaka during the opening of the 22nd Meeting of COMESA Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General. Delegates attending the meeting commended…
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Committee Meeting on Administrative and Budgetary Matters Underway

Lusaka, November 13, 2019: The 40th COMESA Meeting of the Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Matters began in Lusaka today. The focus of the meeting is on strengthening the organization’s structures responsible for implementation of regional programmes at the national level. Over 100 senior officials from Ministries that coordinate COMESA programmes in the 21 Member…
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eComesa Issue No 601

eComesa Issue 601

COMESA Region Annual Inflation Report, September 2019

The year on year, inflation rate (annual percentage change) in the COMESA region as measured by the Harmonized Consumer Price Index (HCPI-COMESA) stood at 23.4% for the month of September 2019. Read on: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LaF7yqEYk0a1Rw78iZvkY3GTqr-bpHwX/view    

Regional Climate Change Resilience Framework Developed

Nairobi, Tuesday, November 5, 2019: COMESA has developed a draft Regional Resilience Framework to build the capacity of its members to withstand disasters occasioned by adverse effects of climate change. The development of the framework has been informed by the increasing vulnerability of regional countries, to climate change and other disasters such as flooding, landslides,…
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