Construction of the Inlanganisela Yabomake Trade Hub in Manzini, of the Kingdom of Eswatini has reached an advanced stage with over 70% of works being completed. The Trade Hub and Private Sector Support Project will cost 1.2 million euros. The Trade Hub is expected to provide market space for over 500 Small and Medium Entrepreneurs with…
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The Governments of Malawi and Zimbabwe have reviewed and added products to their Common List which will be traded between the two countries using the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime (STR). Each country is now expected to have the List gazetted by 28 February 2020. This was agreed during a bilateral meeting between the two countries…
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Lusaka, Wednesday 29 January 2020: Heads of diplomatic missions of Kenya, Japan and Sweden in Zambia, today presented their letters of accreditation as Permanent and Special Representatives to COMESA. Kenya’s New High Commissioner to Zambia, Ms Flora Karugu was accredited as Permanent Representative to COMESA. Ambassadors Ryuta Mizuuchi of Japan and Anna-Maj Hultgard of Sweden were accredited as special representatives of their countries to COMESA respectively. The joint presentation took place at the COMESA Secretariat in Lusaka. …
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Over 600 local and international exhibitors are participating at the 37th Sudan International Trade Fair which opened in Khartoum on 20th January 2020. It is expected to close on 28 January. Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe witnessed the opening of the fair which was officiated by the Somali Minister of Trade. COMESA countries that participated at…
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The COMESA Regional Association of Energy Regulators for Eastern and Southern Africa (RAERESA) is developing a framework which will act as the regulatory oversight for the electricity sector in the region. The association believes the framework will help control the area and enhance the efficiency of regional power trading on the continent. As a way…
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Members of the Sudanese Businessmen and Employer’s Federation interacted with the COMESA delegation during a full-day workshop held in Khartoum on 21st January 2020. Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe joined by Heads of COMESA institutions, Directors and Experts in Trade, Industry and Economics participated in the interactive session which was the first of its kind for…
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تسلم المكتب الوطني للمعايير في بوروندي معدات بقيمة 150,000 يورو لدعم عملياته وتحسين فرص وصول منتجات بوروندي إلى الأسواق الإقليمية. وتشمل المعدات، التي وصلت إلى بوجومبورا في 1 مارس 2020، المعدات المخبرية لكل من المجالات التالية: مواد البناء، والمقاييس، والكهرباء والبلاستيك والكيمياء والأحياء الدقيقة والمركبات الميدانية. وبموجب نفس الحزمة، يخضع الموظفين الذين سيستخدمون المعدات كذلك…
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Lusaka, March, 17, 2020: The Burundi National Bureau of Standards (BBN) has received equipment worth €150,000 to support its operations and improve regional market access for Burundi products. The equipment, which arrived in Bujumbura on 1st March 2020, includes laboratory equipment for building materials, metrology, electrical and plastic, chemistry, microbiology and field vehicles. Under the…
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قام برنامج الكوميسا للأمن البحري بتدريب عدد (54) من الموظفين المُكلفين بإنفاذ القانون من أجل تعزيز قدرة البلاد والقدرة الإقليمية على مكافحة غسل الأموال وتمويل الإرهاب. وشمل التدريب القضاة، والمدعين العموم، والشرطة / الدرك، والمسؤولين في وحدة المخابرات المالية، ولجنة مكافحة الفساد، وأجهزة المخابرات المركزية وغيرها. وكانت ورشة العمل التي عقدت في 4 و 5…
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Antananarivo, Friday, March 6, 2020: COMESA Maritime Security (MASE) programme has trained 54 law enforcement personnel to strengthen the country’s and the regional capacity to fight money laundering and terrorism financing. They include magistrates, prosecutors, police/gendarmerie, officials from financial intelligence unit, anti-corruption commission, central intelligence services, among others. The latest capacity building event was a…
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