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Consolidated List of COVID-19 Response Measures in Member States

13/06/2020

Measures in COMESA MS in Response to Covid -19 Vol 10

Tribute to the Late President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi

11/06/2020

On behalf of the Authority of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), I would like to express my profound sadness and sincere condolences to the family, the Government, and the People of Burundi, following the sudden demise of His Excellency President Pierre Nkurunziza. The late President was a member of the COMESA…
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eComesa Newsletter Issue No 626

10/06/2020

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QUESTIONNAIRE FOR GATHERING INFORMATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL GBV WORKPLACE POLICY

10/06/2020

A workplace like any other community is comprised of men and women who have various social, cultural, religious, racial, educational and economic backgrounds. In the presence of such diversity, it is important to determine the presence of any discrimination and/or harassment which jeopardise the environment of the conduciveness of the workplace. Periodic assessments of members…
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Ethiopia is Trailblazing in Climate-Resilient Green Economy

10/06/2020

Ethiopia has inarguably taken the lead in the implementation of Climate-Resilient Green Economy to protect itself from the adverse effects of climate change with significant resources being deployed towards reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The key success stories are in afforestation and land rehabilitation; generation and distribution of electricity from clean and renewable sources and…
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Regional States Show Remarkable Resilience to Covid-19, Defying Earlier Predictions

10/06/2020

At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was predicted that most of the health systems in Africa and the COMESA region would be overwhelmed by the unprecedented spread of the virus. Anecdotal evidence based on country-specific interventions, however, indicates that countries in the region have demonstrated remarkable resilience defying earlier predictions. According to an…
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Rwanda, Uganda Record Reduced Trade Flows

10/06/2020

Rwanda and Uganda have recorded a reduction in trade flows in April and May 2020, according to the latest report from the COMESA Statistics on ‘COVID 19 Impact on Trade’. The report was prepared in the first two months in which COVID-19 spread to the region. Imports into Rwanda declined by 32 % in April…
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Guidelines on Free Movement of People and Goods Published

10/06/2020

COMESA has published and gazetted the regional guidelines on the movement of goods and services across the region. This heralds the beginning of the implementation of the guidelines across the 21 member States. The guidelines were endorsed three weeks ago by the COMESA Ministers responsible for regional trade. Regional trade has consistently faced difficulties as…
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COVID-19 in COMESA-Situational Update #17

10/06/2020

SITUATIONAL UPDATE_COVID 19_#17

التحويلات المالية من المهجر هي أمر في غاية الأهمية من أجل التعافي من أزمة جائحة كوفيد-19

09/06/2020

غير أنه ينبغى للاقليم اتخاذ الإصلاحات اللازمة من أجل ضمان حدوثها وفقا للبنك الدولى سوف تنخفض تدفقات التحويلات المالية إلى بلدان أفريقيا جنوب الصحراء بنسبة 23.1% وذلك من 48 بليون دولار أمريكي في 2019، إلى 37 بليون دولار أمريكي في 2020، وذلك في أعقاب الأزمة الاقتصادية المترتبة على تفشى جائحة كوفيد-19. وعالميا فإن البلدان التى…
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