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African Trade Observatory to Spur Small Business Participation in the African Free Trade Area

More than 100 firms and public agencies in Eswatini and Zimbabwe trained on the first African trade portal to unlock the continent’s trade opportunities. The COMESA Business Council (CBC), in…
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Advancing Regional Integration

Growing regional trade by advocating for the removal of obstacles to trade is at the heart of what we do. Finding effective solutions to the challenges and business impediments facing…
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CBC Launches Digital and Financial Literacy Capacity Building Initiative for Women-run SMEs in COMESA

COMESA Business Council, in partnership with the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations, launched its digital and financial literacy capacity building initiative in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25th – 27th…
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Highlights of the AfCFTA Business Forum held in Cape Town, South Africa 16th -19th April 2023

At the AfCFTA Business Forum held recently in Cape Town, South Africa, delegates, members of African states and various stakeholders from the private and public sector representatives across the region…
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Online Platform for Trade in Services to be Launched Soon

As a follow up to the Second Round of the COMESA Trade in Services negotiations that was launched in 2016, an Online Platform for Trade in Services has been developed…
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Council of Ministers Adopt Legal Instruments to Implement the Tripartite Free Trade Area 

The Council of Ministers of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have adopted legal instruments to…
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CBC’s CEO Pays Courtesy Call on British High Commissioner to Zambia

CBC’s CEO, Mr. Teddy Soobramanien, this morning had a highly productive meeting with H.E. Nicholas Woolley, British High Commissioner to Zambia, and Ms. Sarah Bloom, Head of Economic Development and…
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COMESA Business Council and Zambia Association of Manufacturers Partner to Give Back to Local Community School

Lusaka, Zambia – 16th March 2023 – COMESA Business Council joined hands with the Zambia Association of Manufacturers, to donate assorted items to Sekelela Community School in aid of its…
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Let’s go Green! Are you a Business Organisation/individual looking for Technical Assistance with Assessment of Renewable Energy Requirements and Investment Models?

We are delighted to have established working relations with the Project Development Programme (PDP) as part of the German Energy Solutions Initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and…
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Did you know that COMESA Business Council can help your business Organisation to avert Trade Barriers?

Overall, 716 out of 796 (88.9%) of NTBs registered in the online reporting system implemented by the three regional economic communities (RECs), COMESA, East African Community and the Southern Africa…
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