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e-COMESA Newsletter Issue No. 595

eCOM Issue 595

Four National Content Developers get Training on 50 Million Women Project

National content developers from four COMESA Member States have been trained on the use of the 50 Million African Women Speak platform (50MAWSP) at the COMESA headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia. The 9-11 September 2019 induction workshop brought together national content developers from Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar and Tunisia. Also taking part were gender…
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Finance Experts call for Revision of Regional Macroeconomic Convergence Criteria

Finance experts from Ministries of Finance and Central Banks from the region have called for the revision of the COMESA macroeconomic convergence criteria and the road map to the Monetary Union. This was revealed during the Second Meeting of the Committee of Experts on Finance of the COMESA Convergence Council held from 4 – 6…
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Deepening Collaboration with Regional Business Reporters

Twenty journalists representing media houses from 13 COMESA Member States participated in the 6th Regional Workshop for COMESA Business Reporters that took place on 9 -10 September 2019 in Kenya. Sponsored by the COMESA Competition Commission, the workshop is an annual forum that provides updates on recent developments in regional integration and competition regulations to…
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Numéro 594 de La Dépêche e-COMESA

Numéro 594 de La Dépêche e-COMESA

e-COMESA Newsletter Issue No. 594

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COMESA Virtual University Programme Kicks-off

Nairobi, Saturday, September 7, 2019: The first steps to establish the COMESA University of Regional Integration has begun with the launch of a virtual Masters Degree programme at the Kenyatta University of Kenya. The Master of Regional Integration (MRI) programme is designed for government officials working in divisions or units dealing with trade, integration and…
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Innovations Unveiled at the COMESA Research Forum

Nairobi, Friday, September 5, 2019: New innovative products that provides solutions to contemporary challenges, were unveiled at the 6th COMESA Annual Research Forum that took place in Nairobi, 2 – 6 September 2019. Five transformative innovations focusing on new products, new methods of production and new ways of improving technology were presented. They included BRIISP…
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Master of Regional Integration

Department of Economic Theory Master of Regional Integration Virtual and open learning mode: Main Campus Minimum entry requirements At least a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) bachelors degree from Kenyatta University or any other recognized institution of Comparable status OR A holder of Second Class (Lower Division) bachelors degree from Kenyatta University or any other…
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Go Easy on Stringent Intellectual Property Rights – Research

Nairobi, Wednesday, September 4, 2019: Policy makers in COMESA and developing countries should be cautious when instituting regulations that emphasize stringent Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). According to research findings presented at the ongoing 6th COMESA Annual Research Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, strong IPR may harm research, which leads to innovation in developing countries. The research…
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