Lusaka, Friday, October 7, 2022: Countries that are members of the COMESA Free Trade Area have been urged to upscale utilization of the preferences provided under the free trade area (FTA) regime. Currently, it is estimated that the intra-regional utilization rate of the FTA preferences, by COMESA Member States averages 48.4 percent relative to 77…
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Alebtong, Uganda, Tuesday, September 27, 2022: COMESA through the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) working jointly with Save the Children and the Horn of Africa Initiative, are hosting a regional capacity building Forum in Alebtong 386 kilometers north of Kampala in Uganda. The forum has attracted over 70 young leaders drawn from Djibouti, Ethiopia,…
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Nairobi, 26 September 2022—More than 150 public and civil society actors from 40 African countries have convened in Nairobi, Kenya for the Joint Africa Gender Statistics Conference taking place from 26 -30 September 2022. Held under the theme ‘Gender Statistics Imperatives for Africa’, the Conference will interrogate gender statistics through the lens of Agenda 2063—the…
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COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) Director Mr Ibrahim Zeidy has bid farewell to the financial institution after having joined in 2011 when it was established. He was the first to be appointed Director of CMI and has over the years enhanced the implementation of the COMESA monetary integration agenda. During his tenure, Mr Zeidy achieved several…
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Forty-Five banking supervisors and financial stability analysts from ten Central Banks from the region have been trained on Basel III and Macro-Prudential Surveillance which aims at strengthening the resilience of the banking system, improve market confidence in regulatory ratios and promote a level playing field. Speaking on behalf of the organisers, Outgoing COMESA Monetary Institute…
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The availability of poor quality solar equipment and products which are out competing Quality Verified (QV) solar equipment and products is leading to lack of reliability and a general mistrust of these products by consumers in the COMESA region. This has in turn reduced the rate at which both on grid and off grid solar…
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At least 30 climate change focal persons from various government ministries and agencies have been trained on Gender Mainstreaming into Zimbabwe’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) implementation. The event was convened by the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry with support from COMESA Secretariat Climate Change Unit from 24-25 August 2022 in Bulawayo. This…
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Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe signed the Book of Condolences at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Lusaka on 16 September 2022 following the death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. “She will be remembered for her unshakable commitment and dedication to duty and service above self. I take this opportunity on behalf…
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Fifty-one economists from 12 Central Banks in the COMESA region have been trained in ‘Analysis of Payments System, Banking Interconnectedness and Systemic Risk using Network Analysis Framework’. The COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) organized the training to enhance the implementation of the COMESA Financial System Development and Stability Plan. During the five days of training from…
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COMESA through the Gender and Social Affairs Division and the Statistics Unit held a five-day national capacity building workshop on gender statistics for regional integration for selected government ministries in Djibouti. The training focused on statisticians and gender focal point persons from the Ministries of Trade and Commerce, Infrastructure, Labour, Gender Equality, Education and the…
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