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Zimbabwe, Egypt Envoys Accredited to COMESA

Lusaka, Friday, April 30, 2021: Newly appointed ambassadors of Egypt and Zimbabwe to Zambia have been accredited as Permanent Representatives of their respective countries to COMESA. H.E Charity Angelina Charamba (Zimbabwe) and H.E Moataz Anwar (Egypt) presented their letters of credence to the Secretary General of COMESA, Chileshe Kapwepwe on Friday, 30 April 2021. The…
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Tripartite Agreement Discussed as Ethiopia Ambassador Visits COMESA

Lusaka, Friday, April 30, 2021: The ratification of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) and signing of the COMESA Social Charter were among issues discussed during a courtesy call by the Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Zambia and Zimbabwe H.E Addisu Abera and the Secretary General of COMESA Chileshe Kapwepwe today. During the meeting which focused mainly…
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Malawi President Attends the COMESA Businesswomen Summit

The COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) held a Businesswomen Summit in Malawi on 19th April, under the theme “Realizing Gender Responsive Procurement and Smart Inclusive Financing.”  The President of Malawi HE Dr. Lazarus Chakwera graced the event. During the Summit, a High-level Panel Discussion on “Financial Inclusion and the Need for Increased Investment…
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Tunisia Ready to Participate in the COMESA Free Trade Regime

Tunisia is ready to fully participate in the COMESA Free Trade Area regime (FTA) one year after giving notification of participation in the trade regime in March, 2020. To prepare for this, the COMESA Secretariat through the Division of Trade conducted a three-day virtual sensitization workshop for Tunisia on 20th April 2021, covering not only…
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Ireland and COMESA Revitalizes Collaboration

The Government of Ireland and COMESA Secretariat have begun engagements to identify potential areas of future cooperation to boost their mutual relations. Last week, April 22, 2021, the Head of Mission of the Irish Embassy in Zambia Mr. Pronch Murray and the Secretary General of COMESA, Chileshe Kapwepwe held a virtual meeting during which they…
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الكوميسا – برنامج تنافسية المشروعات الإقليمية وفرص استفادتها من الأسواق (ريكامب)– الدعوة لتقديم المقترحات إلى مرفق المساعدة الفنية 2021

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COMESA : Programme régional de compétitivité des entreprises et d’accès aux marchés (RECAMP). Appel à propositions de la Facilité d’assistance technique pour l’année 2021

COMESA : Programme régional de compétitivité des entreprises et d’accès aux marchés (RECAMP). Appel à propositions de la Facilité d’assistance technique pour l’année 2021 Le Secrétariat du COMESA invite ses États membres à soumettre les demandes de soutien à la Facilité d’assistance technique (FAT). Cette dernière vise à fournir aux États membres les ressources techniques et…
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COMESA: Regional Enterprise Competitiveness and Access to Markets Programme (RECAMP): 2021 Call for Proposals to the Technical Assistance Facility

The COMESA Secretariat is inviting its member States to submit requests for support to the Technical Assistance Facility (TAF). The Facility aims at providing member States with technical and financial resources to implement at national level commitments made under Result 1 of the 11 European Development Fund (EDF) COMESA Regional Enterprise Competitiveness and Access to…
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COMESA Invites Member States to bid for Market Access Enhancement Funds

COMESA has launched a Call for Proposals to its Member States to bid for funding of up to 150,000 Euros to support market access. The funds will be provided under a Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) established with support from the European Union. Key activities for support are under the COMESA Regional Enterprise Competitiveness and Access…
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COMESA Regions Inflation Rate Rises to 96.7%

The year on year, inflation rate (annual percentage change) in the COMESA region as measured by the Harmonized Consumer Price Index (HCPI-COMESA) stood at 96.7% for the month of January 2021, up from 94.1% registered in January 2020. A year earlier, the rate was 31.6%. It means that the prices of goods and services as…
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