The COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) has developed a user’s guide on Fiscal Stress Testing for Central Banks and Ministries of Finance whose main objective will be to assist Member States better understand how to deal with fiscal risks. CMI Director Mr Ibrahim Zeidy states that addressing fiscal risks is a key element of the COMESA…
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The COMESA Secretariat is inviting Individual Consultants to submit their CV and Financial Proposal for the following services: SHORT TERM CONSULTANCY CONTRACT FOR A COMESA MIGRATION EXPERT Detailed description of the assignment including the Terms of Reference defining the minimum technical requirements for these services are provided in the Request for Expression of Interest document…
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The COMESA Secretariat is inviting Individual Consultants to submit their CV and Financial Proposal for the following services: DEVELOP/EXPAND LEGAL METROLOGY LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR LIBYA AND SUDAN IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR LEGAL METROLOGY (OIML) AND WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION (WTO) REQUIREMENTS Detailed description of the assignment including the Terms of Reference defining the minimum…
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The COMESA Secretariat is inviting Individual Consultants to submit their CV and Financial Proposal for the following services: DEVELOP/EXPAND LEGAL METROLOGY LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ESWATINI, ETHIOPIA AND MALAWI IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR LEGAL METROLOGY (OIML) AND WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION (WTO) REQUIREMENTS Detailed description of the assignment including the Terms of Reference defining the…
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e-COMESA Newsletter 659
COVID-19 in COMESA_Situational Update #43
Background The Treaty establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), among other things, emphasizes harmonization of agricultural policy across the region to promote agricultural development and intra-regional trade. However, intra-regional agricultural trade remains poorly developed. Several studies (Cadot and Gourdon, 2014; AATM, 2019; World Bank, 2014) show that there is an economic…
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COMESA Secretariat held a one-day consultative meeting with Member States and other Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on optimizing returns from intra-Africa trade in Animals and Animal products under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The virtual meeting discussed many issues including reinforcing multi-lateral cooperation for disease prevention and control, integration of informal trade in…
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Businesswomen from countries in the COMESA region have spoken out on who their female role models are as part of a campaign named ‘30 days of women in business’. The campaign which is running on the 50 Million Women African Speak platform (50MAWSP) in celebration of the international women’s month of March invites platform users…
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COMESA Gender and Women’s Affairs experts began their 13th Meeting on Monday 22 March 2021 to discuss progress on the advancement of gender equality and empowerment of women through implementation of policy and legal frameworks, council decisions, programmes and projects. The objective of the three-day virtual meeting was to consider the progress made by both…
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