Tag: COMESA
COMESA Industrialization Strategy adopted
11 Sep 17 NewsCOMESA Ministers responsible for industry have adopted the regional Industrialization strategy which defines key interventions at both regional and national levels to speed up indu...
‘Harmonized policies to underpin mineral resource gains in Africa’
08 Sep 17 NewsThe Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa region holds the highest potential for minerals development in the continent.
According to the Secretary General of COMESA Sindis...
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07 Sep 17 NewsFeatured tweet, @MaureenAAchieng (IOM Ethiopia Chief of Mission and Representative to AU, UNECA, IGAD): @AUC_DPA Continental free movement in Africa is a step closer after 3 days o...
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04 Sep 17 NewsStarting, today in Accra: ACBF’s 26th Board of Governors Meeting on the theme Enhancing access to and absorption of development resources in Africa.
The Atlantic Council launche...
Zambia ends a two-year trade deficit with a surplus in July
01 Sep 17 NewsIn July 2017, Zambia recorded a trade surplus valued at K410.6 Million from a trade deficit of K335.7 Million recorded in June 2017. This represents a 222.3 percent increase in the...
Official: African states to meet deadline to establish trading bloc
07 Aug 17 NewsAfrican states are expected to meet the October deadline to establish the continent’s largest trading bloc by the end of 2017, an official said on Sunday.
Common Market for East...
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04 Aug 17 NewsConcluding today, in Gaborone: 2017 African Caucus
Governors of the World Bank Group and the IMF, and delegates from countries on the African continent met here in Gaborone on Thu...
Etching gender into trade policy in the COMESA region
04 Aug 17 NewsPutting gender issues at the heart of trade policy is vital if development is to be inclusive, and training decision makers is a key way to achieve that goal.
Building upon the su...
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03 Aug 17 NewsIn Addis, today: Ms Vera Songwe assumes office as the new UNECA Executive Secretary
From the tralac e-Newsletter: Call for papers for the Monitoring Regional Integration in S...
UN migration agency supports COMESA to host Regional Consultative Process for member states
03 Aug 17 NewsIOM, the UN Migration Agency, and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat last week jointly organized the first Regional Consultative Process (RCP) m...
Time for Ethiopia to enhance regional economic integration
27 Jul 17 NewsInternational trade never used to be an issue, at least, not one borne out of apathy or misrepresentation. Ancient civilisations seldom traded with outsiders, but rarely because th...
The Tripartite Free Trade Area – a breakthrough in July 2017 as South Africa signs the Tripartite Agreement
10 Jul 17 NewsThe ministerial meeting of 7 July 2017 in Kampala injected fresh momentum into the tripartite negotiations to create a free trade area covering half of Africa.
South Africa signed...
Cape-to-Cairo free trade area closer
23 Jun 17 NewsThe East African Community is getting closer to a deal on tariff offers with Egypt and the South African Customs Union (SACU) that would allow the bloc to ratify the Tripartite Fre...
Exploring the trade and gender nexus: The case of manufacturing in COMESA countries
13 Jun 17 NewsHow did the setting up of export processing zones (EPZs) in COMESA countries affect women? How did tariff changes affect female employment in the manufacturing sector?
The Common ...
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31 May 17 NewsUnderway, in Arusha: EAC Sectoral Council Meeting on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment
Today, in Addis: Arbitration in Ethiopia, East Africa, and beyond: prospects, possibil...
10 COMESA member states in a study to address customs’ clearance bottlenecks
30 May 17 NewsA report on a study conducted in 10 COMESA member states to establish the time taken for Customs Clearance during import and export of goods and the causes of delays has been ...
Regional Livestock Facility Hub launched
24 Apr 17 NewsCOMESA has established a regional livestock facility hub which will operate as a network of stakeholders interested in and committed to improving the institutional environment at r...
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11 Apr 17 NewsA rebalancing act for China and Africa: the effects of China’s rebalancing on Sub-Saharan Africa’s trade and growth (IMF)
How does China’s new growth model affect sub-Sahara...
COMESA Banks’ Governors push for Regional Payment and Settlement System
11 Apr 17 NewsCOMESA Committee of Governors of Central Banks wants all COMESA member countries to fully utilize the Regional Payment and Settlement System.
In their 22nd Meeting that took place...
COMESA Director of Trade and Customs Dr Francis Mangeni: Trade opportunities between Mauritius and Zambia
11 Apr 17 NewsKeynote speech by Dr. Francis Mangeni, COMESA Director of Trade and Customs, at the Enterprise Mauritius’ Buyer-Sellers Forum of 23-24 March 2017 at the Intercontinental Hotel in...