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COMESA under the 53 Million Euro, 11 European Development Fund (EDF) funded project is conducting a consultative meeting to identify the gaps that Zambia has in the implementation of activities under the COMESA trade facilitation programme. The objective of meeting is to discuss and agree with coordinating ministries and relevant key stakeholders of the targeted…
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The COMESA Business Council has implored MSMES to embrace digital finance in their day to day running of business transactions as this will ease trade facilitation. For this reason CBC has been conducting a business case study under the CBC Digital Financial Inclusion Project for Micro Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs). The study has been…
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Fifteen new members of staff who joined COMESA in the past six months have been taken through an induction programme to prepare them for their new roles at the Secretariat. Among them are two directors, one in charge of Agriculture and Industry and the other for Trade and Customs and the Head of the COMESA…
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It has been discovered that lack of market infrastructure near borders reduces the connection between traders and customers. In addition, poor quality, or absence of, storage facilities often result in traders selling perishable stock at losses to prevent spoilage. Women cross border traders who deal primarily with low value, perishable primary products are particularly susceptible…
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