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COMESA maintains high confidence from development partners as it turns 25 this year

Lusaka, Friday, April 5, 2019: COMESA Secretariat has received a combined development aid amounting USD 299 million from the development partners to support different COMESA programmes as it marks 25 years of its existence this year. According to the Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe, the trust was earned after the Secretariat passed the 4 and 7…
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Fresh Push for States to Ratify the Tripartite FTA as Deadline Draws Near

Lusaka, Wednesday April 3, 2019: The deadline set by the Tripartite Council of Ministers for member States of three regional economic blocs to sign and ratify the tripartite free trade area lapses this month. So far only four countries in COMESA,  East Africa Community and Southern Africa Development Community tripartite bloc have signed and ratified the agreement. These…
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COMESA Ministers to Convene in Zambia this Week for an Extra- Ordinary Sitting

Lusaka, Monday, April 1, 2019:COMESA will convene an extra ordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers  Friday this week in Lusaka, Zambia, to deal with pressing administrative and finance matters. This will be the seventh extra ordinary meeting of the Council. It will be preceded by the Intergovernmental Committee meeting, on 3 – 4 April…
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COMESA to house SDG’s Sub-regional office

Lusaka, Thursday, March 28, 2019: The COMESA Secretariat has offered to host the Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) offices in Zambia. This was disclosed during a courtesy call on COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, by the Director General of the SDGs regional office for Southern Africa, Dr. Belay Begashaw. The SDGC for…
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COMESA to Develop a Regional Code on Anti-Corruption Compliance

Lusaka, Wednesday, February 27, 2019: COMESA will soon develop a Regional Model Code on Anti-Corruption Compliance to help enterprises in the region improve their business environment. The initiative is part of the activities under the COMESA Business Council (CBC) Integrity Project which is being implemented in partnership with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE).…
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Coming Soon: A Regional Code on Anti-Corruption Compliance

Lusaka, Tuesday, February 26, 2019: COMESA will soon develop a Regional Model Code on Anti-Corruption Compliance to help enterprises in the region improve their business environment. The initiative is part of the activities under the COMESA Business Council (CBC) Integrity Project which is being implemented in partnership with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE).…
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