Category: Comesa

  • EAC, Comesa, Sadc merger into seamless market begins Thursday

    At least 14 countries will begin trading freely within East, Central and Southern Africa from Thursday, July 25, after ratifying the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) agreement that unites the East African Community (EAC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)…

  • Digital financial inclusion is key to growing trade within Comesa

    As the continent’s largest trading bloc, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has enormous potential to drive economic growth, promote regional integration, and lift millions out of poverty. COMESA trade statistics paint a picture of enormous opportunities coupled with significant challenges. While the region exported goods worth…