The President of Malawi H.E. Dr Lazarus Chakwera has called on the business community and investors from the COMESA region and beyond to take advantage of the current conducive government policies that have paved the way for industrialization as outlined in the Malawi 2063 Vision, together with its 10-year implementation plan (MIP-1). Dr Chakwera stated…
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COMESA with support from the Team Europe Technical Assistance Facility (EU-TAF) has conducted a study to explore options to include selected trade in services to the Simplified Trade Regime (STR). The current regime does not include small scale cross border trade in services. However, the recent past has seen a growing informal activity on cross…
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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) took part in steps towards enhancing regional and international cooperation by participating in the 3rd EU-AU Ministerial Meeting held on 21 May 2025 at the European Union Headquarters in Brussels. Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe represented COMESA alongside African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) Foreign…
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COMESA Member States met in Kigali, Rwanda from 21-22 May 2025 to validate the revised COMESA Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Regulations. The regulations govern how the COMESA region should manage matters related to food safety, plant health and animal health. The review and revision of the SPS Regulations aimed to address the SPS risks which…
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The COMESA region holds significant untapped potential in its seed market, with an estimated demand of two million metric tons (MT) of quality and improved seed. However, current production and access remains below 500,000 MT. To address this gap, stakeholders from member states convened in Nairobi, Kenya on 20-21 May 2025 for a regional meeting…
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The COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) is building the capacity of member central banks in Monetary Policy Formulation and Implementation in an Era of Inflation Targeting (IT) Regime. CMI has observed that IT has increasingly become a monetary policy framework of choice globally, including in emerging and developing countries hence the need for COMESA Member States…
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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today signed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation and collaboration to find lasting solutions for millions of people forced to flee their homes across the Africa due to conflicts and natural disasters. This partnership builds on pledges…
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COMESA in partnership with the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) with support from the EU under the 11th EDF Regional Enterprise Competitiveness and Access to Markets Programme (RECAMP), convened a high-level consultative meeting with Member States to consider the revised Investment Agreement for the COMESA Common Investment Area (CCIA), marking a significant milestone in the…
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Chief Executive Officers and their representatives from institutions of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 2nd Awareness Forum meant to raise publicity and visibility about their operations to local stakeholders and partners. The two-day event has attracted delegates drawn from the government, private sector…
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As part of 30th Anniversary celebrations, COMESA is proud to host the COMESA week in Ethiopia, an initiative aimed at raising public awareness about the Organisation’s impact in the region. It’s a vital opportunity for direct engagement among the diverse stakeholders – the business community policymaker from both public and private sectors, the youth and…
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