Lusaka, Thursday, March 26, 2020: Between Monday 23 to Thursday 26, March 2020, the number of COVID-19 cases in the COMESA region has gone up by 239 representing a 36.71 percent increase. This bring to 890 the total number of cases with 97 recoveries and 33 deaths. COVID 19 in COMESA Report 2
Lack of adequate regional infrastructure in energy in the COMESA region has often been cited as one of the missing links to the reduction in the cost of doing business and scaling up the competitiveness of the countries in the local, regional and global markets. Bridging the energy gap, is therefore one of the main…
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Lusaka, Monday, March 23, 2020: As the spread of the Novel Corona Virus (COVID 19) accelerates across the world, our region must be prepared to grapple with the devastating secondary health, social and economic ramifications of the disease. COMESA SG Statement – COVID 19\ COMESA Report COMESA – Bracing for Effects of COVID 19
Lusaka, March, 17, 2020: The Burundi National Bureau of Standards (BBN) has received equipment worth €150,000 to support its operations and improve regional market access for Burundi products. The equipment, which arrived in Bujumbura on 1st March 2020, includes laboratory equipment for building materials, metrology, electrical and plastic, chemistry, microbiology and field vehicles. Under the…
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Antananarivo, Friday, March 6, 2020: COMESA Maritime Security (MASE) programme has trained 54 law enforcement personnel to strengthen the country’s and the regional capacity to fight money laundering and terrorism financing. They include magistrates, prosecutors, police/gendarmerie, officials from financial intelligence unit, anti-corruption commission, central intelligence services, among others. The latest capacity building event was a…
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COMESA launched the first youth leadership summit dubbed “Be Relevant Leadership Youth Summit”, in Lusaka, on 12 March 2020 as part of the youth day celebrations. The Summit focused on enhancing youth participation in the attainment of peace, unity and security with an eye on the 2021 General Elections in Zambia. The Youth Summit is…
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Between 2000 and 2010, Zimbabwe’s textile and garment production went through a rough stretch the led to closure of companies and subsequent job losses. Cheap imports flooded the market crippling the once flourishing sector as it could no longer compete. The scenario has started changing. The sector is awakening and becoming one of the most…
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Lusaka, Wednesday, March 11, 2020: The United Nations Volunteer Programme (UNV) and COMESA Secretariat have revived the partnership to operationalize the Youth Internship and Volunteer Project. This follows a meeting between the UNV Regional Manager for East and Southern African Region Mr. Njoya Tikum and COMESA Secretary General Ms. Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe. The meeting took…
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Lusaka, Wednesday, March 11, 2020: Tunisia can now export its products to 15 member States of the COMESA Free Trade Area (FTA) without paying import duties after completing the process of developing and issuing the legal instruments for trading. In a communication by the Tunisia Minister of Trade Hon. Mohamed Msilini to COMESA Secretary General…
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The year on year inflation rate in the COMESA region, as measured by the Harmonized Consumer Price Indices (HCPI-COMESA), stood at 31.6% in January 2020. It means that the prices of goods and services increased by an average of 31.6% between January 2019 and January 2020. Using a particular or common currency, an item that…
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