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CBC Partners with the Trade and Development Bank for the Digital Financial Inclusion Programme

22/01/2021

The COMESA Business Council (CBC) in partnership with the Trade and Development Bank (TDB) convened a high level Public-Private Dialogue, under the theme, “Towards the COMESA Digital Integrated Common Payment Policy for Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) on 20th January 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda. The public-private dialogue brought together nine pilot-study countries, Central Bank…
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PRESS RELEASE – COMESA offers 18 scholarships to students undertaking master’s degree in regional integration

21/01/2021

Press Release COMESA Offers 18 Scholarships for Regional Integration Master’s Programme Final

COMESA offers 18 scholarships to students undertaking master’s degree in regional integration

21/01/2021

Lusaka, Wednesday 20 January 2021: COMESA Secretariat has awarded 18 scholarships worth USD 50,100 to COMESA citizens who are students admitted to ursue a Master’s egree Programme in Regional Integration at Kenyatta University of Kenya and University of Mauritius. This sponsorship has been facilitated through support from the European Union and the Organization of the…
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PRESS RELEASE – COMESA Secretariat Signs Sub-Delegation Agreement with Malawi to Upgrade Mchinji Border Post

20/01/2021

Press Release Sub-delegation Agreement signing-Malawi FINAL

Call for Papers 2021

16/01/2021

The virus which began as a simple localised outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2019 quickly propagated across the globe, threatening the existence of humanity, global economic integration, value chain supplies and human mobility in general. As of 12th January 2021, nearly 89 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections had been recorded around the globe…
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2021 Call for Innovations to be Exhibited and Presented at the Eight COMESA Annual Research Forum

16/01/2021

The COMESA Innovation Awards was launched in 2013 to celebrate the Africa Union 50th Anniversary. The Awards are aimed at recognizing and celebrating individuals and institutions that have used science, technology and innovation to advance the regional integration agenda. The inaugural Innovation Awards were successfully given at the 17th Summit of the COMESA Heads of…
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Zambia Ratifies and Deposits Instruments of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Agreement

15/01/2021

Lusaka, Friday 15 January, 2021: Zambia has become the latest country to deposit its instruments of ratification for the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Agreement with the COMESA Secretariat. This brings the number of countries that have ratified and deposited the TFTA instruments to nine. The Agreement needs a total of fourteen ratifications by Member…
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PRESS RELEASE – Zambia Ratifies and Deposits Instruments of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Agreement

15/01/2021

Press Release Zambia Ratifies and Deposits TFTA Instruments

COMESA & the European Union sign EUR 7.6 million Financing Agreement for Institutional Capacity Building Programme

16/12/2020

COMESA and the European Union have signed a EUR 7.6 million Financing Agreement for the COMESA Institutional Capacity Building Programme. Secretary-General Chileshe Kapwepwe co-signed the Agreement with the Ambassador of the European Union to Zambia who is also the Special Representative to COMESA, Mr. Jacek Jankowski on Wednesday, 16 December 2020 at the COMESA Secretariat.…
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