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Request For Consultancy Firm Proposal For The Organization Of A Series Of Webinars On Investment Faciliation Best Practices For Comesa Diplomats And Diaspora Investments For Comesa Investment Promotion Agencies

COMESA Regional Investment Agency was launched in 2006 to promote COMESA Member States and to increase awareness on their investment incentives, opportunities, legislation, practices, major events affecting investments and other relevant information in view of attracting FDI for the sustainable economic development of the COMESA region, in particular infrastructure development. The objectives set-out in COMESA…
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COMESA Commits to Kampala CAADP Framework

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has reaffirmed is commitment towards implementation of the Kampala CAADP Framework which was recently adopted during the African Union Extraordinary Summit held on 9 – 11 January 2025 on the Post-Malabo CAADP Summit. In a statement delivered through the Director of Industry and Agriculture, Ms. Providence…
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Request for services: External Audit Services for the Council of Bureaux for the period January 2025 to December 2028

COMESA is inviting auditing firms to submit technical and financial proposals for the following services: External Audit Services for the Council of Bureaux for the period January 2025 to December 2028 to be procured under the Contract reference number CYD/COB/19-12-24/PM. In case of a Joint Venture (JV), a full name of the JV and the…
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Malawi Launches the COMESA e-Certificate of Origin

Blantyre, Tuesday, 17 December 2024: In a significant step towards enhancing regional trade efficiency, Malawi has officially launched its COMESA Electronic Certificate of Origin (e-CO) programme. It becomes the second Member State to implement the pilot electronic certificate, following Eswatini, which launched in November 2024. The event in Blantyre was attended by representatives from different…
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Progress Recorded as Small-Scale Cross Border Trade Initiative Wraps Up

The 5th Project Steering Committee Meeting for the 11th European Union Development Fund Small Scale Cross Border Trade Initiative (SSCBTI) has noted positive developments in enhancing small scale cross border trade in the region for the past six years of its existence. The committee which met in Nairobi, Kenya from 11-12 December 2024 acknowledged that…
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ICT Experts Gather in Zimbabwe Under the EGEE-ICT Programme

Experts from five Regional Economic Communities (RECs) met in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, from December 9th to 11th, 2024, for a critical validation exercise. The workshop focused on validating the Framework of Cooperation, Regional Action Plan, and Sustainability Strategy under the Enhancement of Governance and Enabling Environment in the ICT Sector (EGEE-ICT) programme, funded by the European Union…
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Aviation Experts Gather for Key Meeting on SATSD Programme

Aviation experts convened on December 5, in Lusaka for the 3rd Programme Steering Committee (PSC) meeting of the Support to Air Transport Sector Development (SATSD) Programme. The meeting, which followed a two-day session of the Technical Working Group (TWG), focused on addressing the progress of the €8 million programme funded by the European Union (EU).…
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COMSTAT DATA PORTAL SHORT-TERM EXPERT

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has received financing from the European Union (EU) towards eligible costs to strengthen the capacity of COMESA in the collection, compilation, and dissemination of economic activity data through the harmonization of methodologies, concepts, and definitions and now invites eligible candidates to apply for the consultancy assignment:…
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ECONOMIC STATISTICS SHORT-TERM EXPERT

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has received financing from the European Union (EU) towards eligible costs to to promote the development and harmonization of SITS in support of the COMESA MTSP in coming up with evidence-based policy in monitoring the free flow of services within the COMESA region as well as…
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INSURANCE EXPERT – P3

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional grouping of twenty one African States which have agreed to cooperate in the development of their respective economies through regional integration and trade development. COMESA’s regional integration strategy is based on the setting up of regional policies aimed at transforming the region into…
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