طالبت الدول الأعضاء في الكوميسا الأمانة العامة بإجراء دراسة اجتماعية واقتصادية حول آثار فيروس الكورونا بهدف الاستفادة منها في إثراء تدابير الاحتواء المتواصلة وفي إعداد استراتيجيات التعافي. وتقدم بالطلب الأمناء الدائمون للوزارات التى تتولى أمر التنسيق لبرامج التكامل الاقليمي في الكوميسا وذلك خلال الاجتماع الافتراضى للجنة الحكومية للكوميسا المنعقد في يوم الثلاثاء الموافق 12 مايو…
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Lusaka, May 12, 2020: COMESA Member States have asked the Secretariat to conduct a socioeconomic study on the effects of the Coronavirus to inform ongoing COVID-19 containment measures and recovery strategies. The request was made by Permanent/ Principal Secretaries (PSs) from ministries that coordinate COMESA regional integration programmes during the COMESA Intergovernmental Committee meeting conducted…
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ينبغى لاقليم الكوميسا نسبة لانفتاحه على التجارة الدولية والهجرة الاستعداد لمواجهة الآثار السالبة لكوفيد-19، الخارجية منها والداخلية وذلك طبقا للتقرير الصادر عن معهد النقد بالكوميسا. وبحسب التقرير الذى أعده مدير معهد النقد بالكوميسا السيد/ ابراهيم زيدى فإن الآثار الخارجية ناشئة من إجراءات السياسة الموجهة نحو احتواء انتشار جائحة كوفيد-19، التى يتم اتخاذها في باقى أنحاء…
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Due to its openness to international trade and migration, COMESA region should brace for the adverse effects of COVID-19, which are both exogenous and endogenous, according to a report by the COMESA Monetary Institute. According to the report prepared by the Director of the COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) Mr. Ibrahim Zeidy, the exogenous effects arise…
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Lusaka, May 9, 2020: COMESA countries will this week participate in a three-day virtual training on the implementation of the Paris Agreement. This initiative is part of capacity building support to Parties and a joint effort between the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the COMESA Secretariat. The training will focus on the…
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More than twelve trade agreements which have been operational in the Common Market for several years have been banned for being anti-competition. The action was taken by the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) after assessing the agreements in place up to 2019. The banned Agreements were found to have the potential to bar potential competition in…
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Lusaka, Thursday, May 7, 2020: COMESA Secretariat Staff presented assorted sanitation and protective materials worth $20,000 last week towards supporting efforts of the government of Zambia in its response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Funds to procure the items were raised by the COMESA Secretariat staff as a Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative. They included 15,000 facial masks,…
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COMESA institutions have joined the efforts towards supporting the governments in their host countries in the fight against the Coronavirus. Among those that have so far contributed to this cause are the Federation of National Associations of Women in Business in Eastern and Southern Africa (FEMCOM), the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) and the Trade and…
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Youth expected to suffer the brunt of unemployment owing to COVID-19 The implementation of the Joint COMESA-African Union Project, which was meant to contribute to youth empowerment and participation in promoting accountable governance in the region and the African continent has been delayed. This is due to the spread of the Coronavirus and will mainly…
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