By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
The 15th COMESA Business Forum scheduled for October 26, 2021 is set to discuss key areas that will support industry recovery as the region grapples with the impact of COVID-19.
The Forum will also promote inclusion of industry players along various ecosystems and value chains through digital transformation, and engage on key regulatory interventions needed to address manufacturing competitiveness in the region.
Organized by CBC, in partnership with the COMESA Secretariat, the Government of Egypt, and CBC’s membership associations, the 15th COMESA Business Forum, is themed: “Build Back Better for Business – Addressing Industry Constraints Towards Recovery.”
The key dialogue agendas will consider the following outputs:
- Measures to promote digital financial inclusion of MSMEs in COMESA region;
- Measures towards development of Anti Illicit Trade Policy Framework and its implementation framework for the COMESA region;
- Key actions towards harmonisation of standard regulations in the COMESA region;
- Business linkages- driving intra-trade partnerships in COMESA.
According to the programme, the objective of the 15th COMESA Business Forum is to further promote inclusion of industry players along various ecosystems and value chains through digital transformation.
The meeting will also engage on key regulatory interventions needed to addressing manufacturing competitiveness in the region.
The meeting is expected to extensively engage on Industry requirements towards recovery , with a keen interest on- Digital Financial Inclusion for MSMEs in COMESA, Industrial competitiveness and Illicit Trade, harmonization of standards regulations in COMESA and Promoting regional business linkages.
The COMESA region remains one of the fastest growing economies in the world. It provides members with wider, harmonised and more competitive market and greater industrial productivity and competitiveness.
The regional integration provides a good avenue for boosting economic growth for COMESA Member States. However, key challenges such as trade barriers and high costs of doing business have increasingly hampered regional efforts to integrate as a whole and feed into the global market.
Time
Oct 26, 2021 09:30 AM in Harare, Pretoria
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