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Speech by Zambia Vice President during the 7th Extraordinary meeting -05-04-19

05/04/2019

Speech by Vice President at Extraordinary Council

Speech by Secretary General during the 7th Extraordinary Council of Ministers

05/04/2019

Speech by Secretary General

COMESA maintains high confidence from development partners as it turns 25 this year

05/04/2019

Lusaka, Friday, April 5, 2019: COMESA Secretariat has received a combined development aid amounting USD 299 million from the development partners to support different COMESA programmes as it marks 25 years of its existence this year. According to the Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe, the trust was earned after the Secretariat passed the 4 and 7…
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Fresh Push for States to Ratify the Tripartite FTA as Deadline Draws Near

03/04/2019

Lusaka, Wednesday April 3, 2019: The deadline set by the Tripartite Council of Ministers for member States of three regional economic blocs to sign and ratify the tripartite free trade area lapses this month. So far only four countries in COMESA, East Africa Community and Southern Africa Development Community tripartite bloc have signed and ratified the agreement. These…
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COMESA Ministers to Convene in Zambia this Week for an Extra- Ordinary Sitting

01/04/2019

Lusaka, Monday, April 1, 2019:COMESA will convene an extra ordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers Friday this week in Lusaka, Zambia, to deal with pressing administrative and finance matters. This will be the seventh extra ordinary meeting of the Council. It will be preceded by the Intergovernmental Committee meeting, on 3 – 4 April…
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Close ties between regional and national courts critical to fortify regional integration

29/03/2019

There is need for Courts of Justice of the various Regional Economic Communities to have regular interactions with national courts and tribunals to come up with ways in which they can harmonise interpretation of treaties from within their regions. This is informed not only by the overlapping membership of states to the Regional Economic Communities…
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COMESA to house SDG’s Sub-regional office

28/03/2019

Lusaka, Thursday, March 28, 2019: The COMESA Secretariat has offered to host the Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) offices in Zambia. This was disclosed during a courtesy call on COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, by the Director General of the SDGs regional office for Southern Africa, Dr. Belay Begashaw. The SDGC for…
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Launch of the 50 million Women Digital Platform Draws Near as Training of Content Developers Gets Underway

25/03/2019

Lusaka, Monday, March 25, 2019: The 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWS) digital platform moved closer to becoming a reality after the kickoff of a two-week training workshop in Lusaka, Zambia Monday, 25th March 2019. The training will equip users with the required skills to manage the platform setting the stage for its official launch…
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Need for Coordination of RECs- AU Activities in Regional Integration Programmes

23/03/2019

Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, March 23, 2019: Assistant Secretary General, Dr Kipyego Cheluget is leading a COMESA delegation to the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development taking place in Marrakech, Morocco. The team is participating in the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) meeting. The RCM-Africa derives its mandate from UN resolution 32/197, which directed…
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Building the Capacity of Monetary Authorities to Forecast Inflation

19/03/2019

Nairobi, Tuesday, March 19, 2019: With a number of countries in the COMESA region gradually moving to inflation targeting monetary policy framework, the need to upgrade the skills of monetary authorities to forecast inflation with a high degree of accuracy becoming critical. Contemporary monetary policy formulation requires information and forecasts on the interaction between sectors…
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Speech by Zambia Vice President during the 7th Extraordinary meeting -05-04-19

Speech by Secretary General during the 7th Extraordinary Council of Ministers

COMESA maintains high confidence from development partners as it turns 25 this year

Fresh Push for States to Ratify the Tripartite FTA as Deadline Draws Near

COMESA Ministers to Convene in Zambia this Week for an Extra- Ordinary Sitting

Close ties between regional and national courts critical to fortify regional integration

COMESA to house SDG’s Sub-regional office

Launch of the 50 million Women Digital Platform Draws Near as Training of Content Developers Gets Underway

Need for Coordination of RECs- AU Activities in Regional Integration Programmes

Building the Capacity of Monetary Authorities to Forecast Inflation

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