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eCOMESA Newsletter Issue 639

22/09/2020

eCOMESA Newsletter Issue 639- Final review

COVID- 19: Region Begins Gradual Re-opening of Learning Institutions

21/09/2020

September 21, 2020: Lower and higher institutions of learning are opening up for educational activities in the COMESA region as the bloc begins to ease COVID-19 restrictions. So far, schools in Egypt, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been opening from the month of August, September and some are set October. Governments…
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International Chamber of Commerce Signs Business Pact with COMESA

20/09/2020

The COMESA Business Council (CBC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to strengthen business partnerships for its members in regional and international markets. The event took place during the ICC/World Chambers Federation Action Network Meeting on 9 November 2020. Over 70 business leaders representing business associations from Africa…
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Tripartite Ministerial Committee Endorse Legal Instruments for Transport Facilitation

18/09/2020

September, 18, 2020: Cross border road transport laws, regulations, standards and systems are set to be harmonized from Cape to Cairo following the endorsement of two anchor Multilateral Agreements and five Model Laws. The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Sectoral Ministerial Committee on Legal Affairs (TSMCLA) endorsed the Tripartite Draft Legal Instruments on Transport and Transit Facilitation during…
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COMESA’s New Plan for the Next Five Years

17/09/2020

Lusaka, September 17, 2020: The COMESA Secretariat has developed a draft Medium-Term Strategic Plan (MTSP) covering 2021- 2025 which is geared to support structural transformation of the region and boost overall economic development through trade facilitation and investment promotion. To formulate this new MTSP, the Secretariat used a wide consultative approach with key stakeholders both…
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Trade Experts Discuss Trade Negotiation Modalities in Time of COVID-19

16/09/2020

Lusaka, September 16, 2020: Trade experts from the 21 COMESA Member States met today to review progress on trade negotiations between countries and to review progress towards concluding Trade in Services negotiations. The virtual meeting, which was the 8th for the COMESA Technical Working Group on Trade in Services, considered the complexities prevailing during the…
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Energy Infrastructure Development will Unlock the Region’s Vast Potential

15/09/2020

September 15, 2020: The power outages being experienced in the Eastern Africa-Southern Africa-Indian Ocean have continued to affect productivity leading to Africa loosing 12.5% of production time compared to 7% for South Asia. This has been attributed to lack of adequate regional infrastructure in energy. Recent studies have shown that many African countries, some of…
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COMESA Launches Mobile App to Facilitate Operations of the Regional Customs Transit Scheme

14/09/2020

The COMESA Regional Customs Transit Guarantee Scheme (RCTG-Carnet) has launched a Mobile Application to provide access to real-time information to clearing and forwarding agents in the region. The Application is accessible on Google Play Store and Apple Store and provides a one-stop shop for the agents in member countries to view current bond balance and…
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FEMCOM Adopts New Name, Appoints New Board

14/09/2020

The Federation of Associations of Women in Business in Eastern and Southern Africa (FEMCOM) has changed its name to COMESA Federation of National Associations of Women in Business. This is in line with the correct name which appears in the COMESA Treaty. The new acronym will now be “COMFWB”. The name change happened during…
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