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Africa
COMESA sees 15 percent rise in global trade
KAMPALA, November 1, 2023 – COMESA’s trade globally and within the region has recorded a significant increase with the total exports to the world gaining by 15 percent from US$ 179 billion…
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Africa
Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2023 reveals continued progress in developing African financial markets
LONDON, October 12, 2023 – The 2023 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index [AFMI] reveals there has been continued progress in developing financial markets across Africa in the past year, with many of…
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Africa
COMESA central banks get expertise in Big Data Analytics and AI
CAIRO, September 19, 2023 – The COMESA Monetary Institute [CMI] has launched a programme to build the capacity of the central banks in the region on the utilisation of Big Data Analytics…
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Africa
Renewable energy offers Africa’s best opportunity to achieve SDGs, experts say
ABIDJAN – Africa must increase investment in developing its renewable energy and attract greater support of the private sector and international financial institutions if it is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals…
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Farmers tipped on agroecology to mitigate climatic change disruptions
MBARARA – The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum [ESSAF Uganda] has appealed to small-scale Farmers in the country to embrace agroecology in a bid to contain some of the…
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Africa
Netball World Cup 2023: All set for spectacular start in Cape Town
CAPE TOWN – The stage is set and it’s finally go-time as Africa’s first-ever Netball World Cup gets underway in Cape Town on Friday. The 16 competing teams arrived in South Africa’s…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Law enforcement agencies trained on financial investigations and asset recovery
LUSAKA – COMESA has commenced another round of trainings for law enforcement agencies on Financial Investigation and Asset Recovery [FIAR] following requests by some Member States namely Ethiopia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The…
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Africa
Tripartite Framework wins accolades at AU Mid-Year Summit
LUSAKA-The Tripartite Free Trade Area [FTA] Agreement that brings together COMESA, East African Community [EAC] and the Southern African Development Community [SADC] Tripartite Free Trade Area [TFTA] has been hailed as a…
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News
COMESA countries to benefit as officials sign pact to ease regional trade
LUSAKA– COMESA and Texas A&M Agrilife Research, USA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] to support mycotoxin risk management involving aflatoxins and fumonisins for trade commodities and staples. This is a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Why Zimbabwe’s ‘great river people’ feel cut off from their trade
ZIMBABWE – BaTonga tribe traditionally made their living fishing along the Zambezi River and Lake Kariba. But expensive permits and national fishing industry regulations are impeding their way of life. Farai Matiashe…
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