May 2020 – Page 3 – Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

Measures in COMESA Member States in Response to COVID-19 #7

23/05/2020

Follow the link for a consolidated list of measures that COMESA Member States have out in place in response to Coivid-19. Measures in COMESA Member States in Response to COVID-19-Vol. 7

Taking Stock of the Implementation of Regional Integration Support Mechanism

23/05/2020

Lusaka, May 23, 2020: The Regional Integration Support Mechanism (RISM), which is implemented through the COMESA Adjustment Facility (CAF) is approaching the end of its lifecycle later this year and has begun taking stock of the current and remaining activities. On Thursday, May 21, 2020, countries benefiting from the project participated in a consultative virtual…
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Energy Project Steering Team Meets to Track Progress

22/05/2020

Lusaka, May 22, 2020: COMESA region currently has the lowest electricity generation with approximately 630 million people living without reliable access to electricity and 790 million people forced to rely on solid biomass to cook their food and heat their homes. Studies show that about 1.3 billion people worldwide still lack access to modern energy.…
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COVID-19 in COMESA: Situational Update 14

19/05/2020

Three countries in COMESA namely Eritrea, Mauritius and Seychelles have not recorded any new COVID-19 cases in more than a week. They have also recorded full recoveries of the initial cases and currently have no active cases. Two of them, Eritrea and Seychelles have not recorded any COVID-19 related deaths. COVID-19 Situational Update 14

الخطط التى يتم إعدادها بهدف تقييم أثر جمع البيانات على مؤشرات أسعار المستهلكين

18/05/2020

شرعت الأمانة العامة للكوميسا في تقييم أثر تفشى جائحة كوفيد-19، على جمع البيانات المتعلقة بمؤشرات أسعار المستهلكين. ويأتى ذلك في أعقاب اختلال المسوحات الخاصة بمؤشر أسعار المستهلكين الذي يتطلب مناهج متداخلة واسعة التغطية لجمع البيانات. ونتج التباطؤ بسبب تفشى جائحة فيروس الكورونا والتدابير اللاحقة التى اتخذتها الدول الأعضاء بهدف منع زيادة انتشار المرض. وقد أدت…
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Plans Underway to Assess the Impact of Data Collection on Consumer Price Indices

18/05/2020

Lusaka, May 18, 2020: COMESA Secretariat has embarked on the assessment of the impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data collection. This follows a disruption of the surveys on CPI, which require interactive and wide coverage methods to collect data. The slowdown has been occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic…
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eComesa Newsletter Issue 623

18/05/2020

In this edition, we cover the decision of the COMESA Council of Ministers, with the key highlight being the adoption of common regional guidelines to harmonize responses to COVID-19 to facilitate trade across the region. Read more: eCOMESA Newsletter Issue 623

اعتماد الاقليم للمبادئ التوجيهية الموحدة من أجل سلامة التجارة خلال تفشى جائحة كوفيد-19

16/05/2020

وافق الوزراء المسؤولون عن التجارة والصناعة في اقليم الكوميسا على مجموعة من المبادئ التوجيهية التى من المتوقع أن تؤدى دورا رئيسيا في تيسير التنسيق وتنفيذ التدابير على نحو موحد عبر الحدود وفي نفس الوقت ضمان السلامة العامة وسلامة التجارة. تم اتخاذ القرار خلال الاجتماع الاستثنائي الثامن للمجلس الوزارى الذي انعقد افتراضيا في يوم الخميس الموافق…
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Region Adopts Common Guidelines for Safe Trade During Covid-19

16/05/2020

Lusaka, May, 15, 2020:Ministers responsible for commerce, trade and industry in the COMESA region have agreed on a set of guidelines, which are expected to play a key role in facilitating coordination and uniform application of measures across the borders while ensuring public safety and safe trade. The decision was made during the 8th Extraordinary…
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COMESA Ministers Approve Harmonized Regional Trade Facilitation Guidelines

16/05/2020

Lusaka, May, 15, 2020: COMESA will develop an online platform for exchanging information on availability of essential products within the COMESA Member States as part of the response measures to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was among key decisions made by the extra-ordinary meeting of the COMESA Council of Ministers, Thursday, May 14, 2020. The virtual meeting…
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Month: May 2020

Measures in COMESA Member States in Response to COVID-19 #7

Taking Stock of the Implementation of Regional Integration Support Mechanism

Energy Project Steering Team Meets to Track Progress

COVID-19 in COMESA: Situational Update 14

الخطط التى يتم إعدادها بهدف تقييم أثر جمع البيانات على مؤشرات أسعار المستهلكين

Plans Underway to Assess the Impact of Data Collection on Consumer Price Indices

eComesa Newsletter Issue 623

اعتماد الاقليم للمبادئ التوجيهية الموحدة من أجل سلامة التجارة خلال تفشى جائحة كوفيد-19

Region Adopts Common Guidelines for Safe Trade During Covid-19

COMESA Ministers Approve Harmonized Regional Trade Facilitation Guidelines

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