Author: Willis Osemo

COVID-19 in COMESA Update #16

03/06/2020

COVID-19 in COMESA-Situational Update 16

OFFICIAL OPENING OF MEETING OF THE VIRTUAL EXTRA-ORDINARY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 14TH MAY 2020

27/05/2020

Chairperson, Distinguished Honourable Ministers, Chief Executives of COMESA Institutions Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure  to have this opportunity to make a few remarks at the opening of this Meeting, which for the first time is being held online due to the new ways of working brought about by the effects of the Coronavirus…
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OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE VIRTUAL EXTRA-ORDINARY MEETING OF THE COMESA INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE

27/05/2020

Chairperson, Distinguished Permanent/Principal Secretaries, Distinguished Delegates, My Colleagues Chief Executives of COMESA Institutions My Colleagues Assistant Secretaries General Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning. It is my singular honor and privilege to have this opportunity to say a few words at the opening of this meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee. Allow me at the very outset…
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Small Cross Border Traders Adopt New Business Tactics to Manage Pandemic Restrictions

26/05/2020

May 24, 2020: Since the first case of Covid-19 was reported in the Great Lakes region in mid-March 2020, small scale traders have been unable to cross borders as they have traditionally done either to buy or sell goods. The regional supply of primary agricultural commodities, most of which are traded under the Simplified Trade Regime…
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COVID-19 Emergency Kit Sent to Border Personnel and Traders

26/05/2020

Lusaka, May 24, 2020:  Corona-virus preventive measures taken by various Member States including testing, quarantines and restrictions of gatherings along border points have made it almost impossible for cross-border transactions to take place normally. Clearance of cargo has also been tremendously slowed down leading to long queues hindering supply of essential pharmaceuticals and food items. As…
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Energy Project Steering Team Meets to Track Progress

26/05/2020

Lusaka, May 22, 2020: COMESA region currently has the lowest electricity generation with approximately 630 million people living without reliable access to electricity and 790 million people forced to rely on solid biomass to cook their food and heat their homes. Studies show that about 1.3 billion people worldwide still lack access to modern energy. However,…
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COVID-19: Time to Reboot Intra-COMESA Trade

26/05/2020

Lusaka, May 26, 2020: The International Monetary Fund projects that the global economy will contract by 3% in 2020 much worse than during the global financial crisis and grow by 5.8% in 2021, assuming that the pandemic fades in the second half of 2020 and containment measures are lifted. Sub Saharan Africa is projected to contract…
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MANUAL FOR THE HARMONIZED GRADING AND CLASSIFICATION OF CATTLE, GOATS AND SHEEP FOR MEAT IN COMESA

25/05/2020

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الخطط التى يتم إعدادها بهدف تقييم أثر جمع البيانات على مؤشرات أسعار المستهلكين

18/05/2020

شرعت الأمانة العامة للكوميسا في تقييم أثر تفشى جائحة كوفيد-19، على جمع البيانات المتعلقة بمؤشرات أسعار المستهلكين. ويأتى ذلك في أعقاب اختلال المسوحات الخاصة بمؤشر أسعار المستهلكين الذي يتطلب مناهج متداخلة واسعة التغطية لجمع البيانات. ونتج التباطؤ بسبب تفشى جائحة فيروس الكورونا والتدابير اللاحقة التى اتخذتها الدول الأعضاء بهدف منع زيادة انتشار المرض. وقد أدت…
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اعتماد الاقليم للمبادئ التوجيهية الموحدة من أجل سلامة التجارة خلال تفشى جائحة كوفيد-19

16/05/2020

وافق الوزراء المسؤولون عن التجارة والصناعة في اقليم الكوميسا على مجموعة من المبادئ التوجيهية التى من المتوقع أن تؤدى دورا رئيسيا في تيسير التنسيق وتنفيذ التدابير على نحو موحد عبر الحدود وفي نفس الوقت ضمان السلامة العامة وسلامة التجارة. تم اتخاذ القرار خلال الاجتماع الاستثنائي الثامن للمجلس الوزارى الذي انعقد افتراضيا في يوم الخميس الموافق…
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