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Building Regional Capacity on FDI Statistics

Experts in Balance of Payments from the EAC-COMESA-SADC-IGAD and IOC region have undergone a four-day workshop to enhance their capacity in the production of statistics under Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs), a key driver of growth in economies. The training was conducted by the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) in…
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Building Capacity of National Counter Terrorism Centers

Representatives from National Counter Terrorism Centers from nine COMESA countries were conducted on a four-day capacity building training to strengthen their knowledge and experience on counter terrorism measures.  The training was also intended to give Member States an opportunity to share lessons and best practices to deal with terrorism. Kenya, Libya, Somalia, Tunisia, Ethiopia and…
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Building Member States Institutional Capacity to Eliminate Trade Barriers

Four Member States of COMESA have received capacity building support to their institutional frameworks for elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) on Common goods, in compliance with the requisite COMESA Regulations. The regulations define the roles and responsibilities of the NTBs institutions to deliver on the intended objective to eliminate barriers across COMESA region and increase…
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Building Capacity for Key Stakeholders in the Regional Energy Sector

The project on Enhancement of Sustainable Regional Energy market for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESREM) has conducted a series of events in the region and beyond to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency, foster independent energy regulation and study tour on interconnected power system operations. The latest was a workshop on the framework for regulatory…
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Building Capacity for Digitally Enabled Trading System

Implementing digital trade facilitation reforms have positive impacts on intra-COMESA exports. It is estimated that an increase of 10 percent in the adoption of digital trade technologies would result in a 5.5 percent increase in intra-COMESA exports. The regional organization is therefore scaling-up the Free Trade Area (FTA) to a Digital Free Trade Area (DFTA),…
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Building the Capacity of Member States to Report on Climate Change Actions

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in partnership with the COMESA Secretariat will offer a two-day virtual training to technical officers from Member States on the preparation and submission process of new/updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). NDCs are national climate plans highlighting climate actions, including climate related targets, policies and measures governments…
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Building the Capacity of Monetary Authorities to Forecast Inflation

Nairobi, Tuesday, March 19, 2019: With a number of countries in the COMESA region gradually moving to inflation targeting monetary policy framework, the need to upgrade the skills of monetary authorities to forecast inflation with a high degree of accuracy becoming critical. Contemporary monetary policy formulation requires information and forecasts on the interaction between sectors…
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Building Capacity of MS to Access International Markets

Antananarivo, Thursday, March 7, 2019: COMESA is developing a harmonized food safety regulatory environment and a credible quality verification infrastructure that will be trusted by the bloc’s trading partners. The initiative is financed under the European Union Development (EDF 11). According to Secretary General (SG) Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, this initiative will improve the quality and…
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Strengthening the Capacity of National Youth Councils on Peace and Security

Alebtong, Uganda, Tuesday, September  27, 2022: COMESA through the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) working jointly with Save the Children and the Horn of Africa Initiative, are hosting a regional capacity building Forum in Alebtong 386 kilometers north of Kampala in Uganda. The forum has attracted over 70 young leaders drawn from Djibouti, Ethiopia,…
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