Munyaradzi Mugowo (Financial Gazette)--More than half of the 14 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) free trade area (FTA) members opted out of the regional economic bloc’s ceremonial customs union which was launched in Victoria Falls on Sunday, 8 June 2009 by President Robert Mugabe, the new chairperson of the COMESA Authority of Heads of State and Government.
Filed under: Continental Integration
(ECOWAS)--The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) convergence council, comprising Ministers of Finance and the Governors of Central Banks of member states, on Monday, 25th May 2009 approved a revised road map for the realisation of a single currency for West Africa by 2020.
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(PANA)--The 45 parliamentarians of the Legislative Assembly of the East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday began, in Bujumbura, a two-week ordinary session to consider a number of bills relating to customs integration and the common market, official sources told PANA.
Filed under: Continental Integration
(Busiweek)--A high-powered East African Community (EAC) delegation was in Canada 10-15 May 2009 to market the EAC as a single trade and investment destination.
Filed under: Continental Integration
Filed under: Continental Integration
Filed under: Continental Integration
Filed under: Continental Integration
Filed under: Continental Integration
Filed under: Continental Integration
Filed under: Continental Integration
Filed under: Continental Integration
Filed under: Continental Integration
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