July 25, 2024: The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Agreement, has today, 25 July 2024, come into force. This follows the attainment of the required threshold of 14 ratification among the 29 Member/Partner States in the three regional economic communities. The entry into force of the Agreement follows the depositing of Instrument of Ratification…
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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional grouping of 21 African States which have agreed to promote regional integration through trade development and transport facilitation. COMESA’s objectives include sustainable economic development through economic and social progress in all Member States through increased co-operation and integration in all fields of development…
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The COMESA Regional Investment Agency (RIA) working with the Government of Tunisia and funding from the European Union 11th Development Fund (EDF11) organised a successful first ever COMESA Investment Forum (CIF 2024) on 27 June which had participation from national investment agencies from all 21 COMESA Member States. More than 350 prominent figures, including ministers,…
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As a build up to the inaugural COMESA Investment Forum (CIF 2024) in Tunis, COMESA Assistant Secretary General for Programmes Amb. Dr. Mohamed Kadah, paid a courtesy call on Tunisia’s Minister of Economy and Planning, Mrs. Faryal Al-Orgi Al-Sabein on Wednesday, July 26, 2024 The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the role of COMESA…
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COMESA’s Assistant Secretary General for Programmes Amb. Dr Mohamed Kadah, accompanied by COMESA Regional Investment Agency (COMESA RIA) Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Heba Salama and European Development Fund (EDF) Programme Manager, Ms Mshuka Kamwela, met with Tunisia’s Minister of Preparation, Housing and the Commissioner for Management of the Ministry of Transport, Mrs. Sarah Al-Zafrani Al-Zanzari,…
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The COMESA Investment Forum 2024, held in Tunisia, witnessed highly successful Business-to-Business (B2B) sessions, marking a significant milestone in fostering regional economic cooperation and investment. Organized by the COMESA RIA in collaboration with the Government of Tunisia and funded by the European Union’s 11th Development Fund (EDF11). Special focus was given to the Regional Enterprise…
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Two COMESA Institutions participated in the first-ever COMESA Investment Forum held in Tunis, Tunisia. The high-level event provided a good opportunity for the thriving institutions to share out information about the operations and engaged local and international stakeholders. The Chief Executive Officers of the COMESA Clearing House (CCH) Ms. Jedidah Ndebele and COMESA Competition Commission…
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The COMESA Regional Investment Agency (COMESA RIA) held a regional capacity building workshop for COMESA Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) in Tunisia under the theme ‘Leveraging Innovative Strategies for Foreign Direct Investments in the COMESA Region’. The main purpose of the workshop was to address critical areas of investment promotion including identification of targeted investors and…
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INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The Council of Bureaux is one of the COMESA institutions mandated to coordinate the operations of the COMESA Yellow Card Scheme which is one of the COMESA trade facilitation instruments that commenced its operations in 1987. The COMESA Yellow Card Scheme is a regional third-party motor vehicle insurance scheme whose objective is…
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OBJECTIVE The primary objective of this project is to establish a robust, secure, and scalable cloud server environment that supports our digital RCTG-MIS operations. The system must ensure high availability, performance, and security. SCOPE The service provider will be responsible for providing, configuring, managing, and supporting the specified hardware and software components. This includes ensuring…
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