At least 82% of the reported Non-Tariff Barriers in the COMESA region are those imposed on imports and exports of goods and services and are largely operational by design. According to trade experts, these type of NTBs are easy to identify and monitor. Thus, from an analytical perspective, the relatively high rate of resolution of…
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Most countries in the COMESA region have recorded an above average yield in the production of staple foods for the 2019/2020 farming season, and this is expected to reduce hunger among the 560 million people. According to COMESA Seed Expert Dr John Mukuka, the increase is due to the fact that 90% of the 80…
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COMESA Secretariat has received $1.1 million funding from the African Development Fund (AfDB) for the implementation of the Tripartite Capacity Building Programme Phase II. The funds will support COMESA, East African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and their Member States to operationalize the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), a major milestone…
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The World Bank funded Great Lakes Trade Facilitation Project (GLTFP) has launched a three-months study to develop appropriate strategies of maintaining and sustaining the Trade Information Desk Offices (TIDOs) at the border points. The objective is to enable the TIDOs to continue facilitating cross border trade beyond the timelines of the main project which ends…
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COMESA BUSINESS COUNCIL LOCAL SOURCING FOR PARTNERSHIP (LSP) PROJECT – ZAMBIA NATIONAL TRAINER TENDER NO. CS/PRO/CBC/SC/01 The COMESA Business Council (CBC) is the recognized Business Member Organization, established as a private sector institution of COMESA. We represent the interests of business sectors at a regional level. The services provided go beyond advocacy, to actively promote…
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The Role of Trade Finance in Promoting Trade and the Implications of Covid 19[2]
Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Secretary (Administration and Finance) and the overall supervision of the Secretary General, the Director of Budget and Finance will provide the financial support services required by the Secretariat. He/she will play a leadership and advisory role in the overall financial management of the Secretariat’s resources and its various…
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Le Marché commun de l’Afrique orientale et australe (COMESA) est un regroupement économique régional de 21 États membres avec une population estimée à 560 millions d’habitants. Le COMESA a été créé en 1994 pour succéder à la Zone d’échanges préférentiels des États de l’Afrique orientale et australe (ZEP) qui existait depuis 1981. Reconnue comme l’une…
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بموجب الإشراف المباشر للأمين العام المساعد للشؤون الإدارية والمالية والإشراف العام للأمين العام يتولى مدير الميزانية والمالية توفير خدمات الدعم المالية التى تتطلبها الأمانة العامة. ويقوم المدير بأداء دور قياد ى يتعلق بإسداء النصح فيما يتعلق بالإدارة المالية الشاملة لموارد الأمانة العامة ولمختلف برامجها ومشاريعها وذلك بهدف تيسير تحقيق أهدافها.
World Bank Approves $425 Million Towards Infrastructure Financing The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a total of US$425 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to support infrastructure development in the Eastern and Southern Africa through the Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and COMESA Secretariat. This funding falls under the Regional Infrastructure Financing…
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