This publication comprises a listing of measures that COMESA Member States have put in place to contain the spread of the Corona virus. They cover trade facilitation and support to businesses, protection of the vulnerable from the impact of the spread of the virus and other relevant measures. It also includes the support received from…
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eCOMESA Newsletter Issue 640
This paper, Making the Case to Integrate Human Mobility into Cross-border Trade and Trade Facilitation:- Cross-border Trade and Border Management in Select Countries and Borders in the COMESA Region: A Case Study is a joint initiative of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and COMESA Making the case to integrate human mobility_v06_11Aug2020b
COMESA and Mauritius have agreed on the need to prioritize a regional-wide post-Covid-19 recovery plan to assist Member States get their economies back on their feet. In a meeting conducted virtually between COMESA Secretary General, Chileshe Kapwepwe and the Mauritius Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Hon Nandcoomar BODHA, the two agreed…
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COMESA has welcomed the launch of the African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) as an invaluable One Stop Shop that will ensure access to safe and affordable quality medicines in Africa. Launched in June this year, the digital platform is intended to serve as a consolidated online marketplace to facilitate the provision of COVID-19-related medical products…
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Measures in COMESA MS in Response to Covid Vol 23
The COMESA Secretariat has developed modules for an online course on trade and gender which will help the advancement of gender equality and empowerment of women in the region. This is part of an information kit presented to Member States in a virtual meeting of COMESA Gender Experts held on 21- 22 September. The revision…
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Over 600 stakeholders comprising of border officials and local economic operators from the Democratic Republic of Congo have completed trade related skills training designed to enhance better understanding of the potential opportunities that the COMESA market offers. The training was provided under the COMESA Regional Integration Support Mechanism (RISM) with funding from the European Union.…
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According to the latest COMESA Situational Update, the monthly rate of increase of COVID 19 has been declining due to the preventive and mitigation measures that have been put in place by governments to contain the spread of the pandemic. The latest Situational Update Number 31 compiled by the COMESA Early Warning System (COMWARN) states…
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COVID-19 in COMESA_Situational Update #31
