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Steps Towards Establishing an Electronic Single Window System

The Electronic Single Window System (eSW) is one of the key trade and transport facilitation instruments prioritized by most of the COMESA Member States to improve the ease of doing business environment and to enhance intra-regional trade in region. In 2017, the COMESA Council of Ministers decided that Member States should adopt a harmonized and…
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STATEMENT BY HER EXCELLENCY CHILESHE MPUNDU KAPWEPWE SECRETARY GENERAL AT THE OCCASION OF PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS

Your Excellency, Ambassador Abadi Nureldin Abdelrahman Nureldin, Sudanese Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia and Now formally Accredited Permanent Representative to COMESA Your Excellency, Ambassador Ashok Kumar, Indian High Commissioner to the Republic of Zambia and Now formally Accredited Special Representative to COMESA Your Excellency, Ambassador Du Xiaohui Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia…
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Tripartite Framework win Accolades at the AU Mid-Year Summit

Lusaka, Monday, July 18, 2022:  The Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement that brings together COMESA, East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tripartite Free Trade Area has been hailed as a good model for regional integration. This followed a presentation on the success of the Tripartite FTA at the just concluded…
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Central Banks’ Staff Trained on Monetary Policy Formulation Methods

Thirty-two economists from 12 Central Banks in the COMESA region have been trained on the basic Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Modelling and Time Series Analysis. These are used in monetary policy formulation in inflation and targeting monetary policy regime to which most COMESA Central Banks are transitioning. The training was conducted virtually on 11…
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Climate Change Experts Give Final Nod to Resilience Plan; Share Best Practices on Adaptation

The COMESA Regional Resilience Implementation Plan and Resource Mobilization Strategy is nearing completion following final review by experts in climate change, resilience, disaster risk reduction and management, drawn from 14 Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the African Union Commission. At the same time, country focal points for the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) from…
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COMESA Supports AGRAs bid to be AU Agency

Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E Hailemariam Desalegn, who is now the Board Chair of the Alliance for Green Revolution for Africa met with COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe, Saturday, July 16 in Lusaka, Zambia. Their talks focused on AGRA’s bid to become an agency of the African Union. COMESA pledged to support and advocate…
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AfDB, COMESA Sign US$550,000 Grant to Conduct Study on Developing Africa Cloud Ecosystem

Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday, 14 July 2022: The African Development Bank and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have signed a Letter of Agreement for a US$550,000 NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility grant to support a feasibility study for setting up an Africa Cloud Ecosystem (ACE) project. The grant will support the first…
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Le Conseil des opérateurs économiques du COMESA (COC) et la Fédération des industries allemandes forgent un partenariat

Le Conseil des opérateurs économiques du COMESA (COC) et la Fédération des industries allemandes (BDI) ont signé un accord de partenariat pour mettre en œuvre des programmes visant à renforcer les services de développement commercial du COC, à améliorer la communication et à renforcer l’engagement des membres en faveur de la défense des intérêts des…
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