Lusaka, Monday, May 24, 2021: Brazil and Turkey have appointed their ambassadors to Zambia as Special Representatives to COMESA. H.E Arthur Henrique Villanova Nogueir (Brazil) and H.E Istem H.E Circiroglu from Turkey presented their letters of Credence to Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe during a ceremony held in Lusaka on Monday 24 May 2021. Both…
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Livingstone, Zambia, Friday, May 21, 2021: COMESA in partnership with the African Union, Economic Social and Cultural Council, (ECOSOCC) and the Save the Children International, have launched an online information sharing platform to facilitate civil society organisations in the region to play a bigger role in conflict prevention and peace building. The development of the…
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COMESA has developed a new Regional Strategy for Development of Statistics (RSDS) for the period 2021 – 2025, which is expected to run concurrently with the COMESA Medium Term Strategic Plan (MTSP) 2021 – 2025. The RSDS was consolidated by experts from National Statistics Offices (NSOs) who consulted widely with stakeholders to come up with…
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The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic reverberated across the region with almost every sector adversely impacted. Implementation of the COMESA projects which are mainly driven through direct stakeholders’ engagement, in multiple States were specifically affected. The project on Enhancement of a Sustainable Regional Energy Market in the Eastern Africa-Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Region (ESREM/EA-SA-IO)…
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COMESA Secretariat in collaboration with the African Union – Economic, Social & Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), and the Save the Children International have developed an online platform for the CSO/Private Sector. It will serve as an information sharing hub to promote collaboration and partnership in the implementation of peace and security programmes. The platform will be…
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Kenya is set to become the second country in COMESA, after Zambia to undergo structural vulnerability and resilience assessment as part of capacity building to prevent occurrence of conflicts. In preparation, a Kenyan delegation comprising members of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and the Parliamentary Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunities is…
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COMESA Fund Technical Committee met on 12th May 2021 to discuss the progress made in the implementation of various projects. The meeting was attended by delegates from, Comoros, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. They noted the achievements attained through COMESA Adjustment Facility over the years, including the ongoing construction…
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Staff of Central Banks from the COMESA region have been trained on macro and micro stress testing which are key tools for assessing the stability of the financial system. The virtual training was conducted by the COMESA Monetary Institute from 10 – 14 April 2021. Forty six delegates from 10 Central Banks from the Democratic…
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In an initiative to prevent failure of banks, which is common in the COMESA region, COMESA Monetary Institute has trained over 50 staff from 10 Central Banks in the region on new accounting principles for financial instruments. The training on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS9) and Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) was conducted virtually…
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Construction of Border Export Zones in four sites in Uganda has reached 85%. The border markets under construction in the zones include Busia, Lwakhakha, Oraba and Katuna. According to a report from a technical mission conducted by the COMAid Unit (COMESA Aid for Trade) at the border markets from 8th to 19th April 2021, the…
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