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It provides its members a wide, harmonized and more competitive market for internal and external trading.

It provides member states with a rational way of exploiting natural resources for their welfare.

COMESA has established harmonized monetary, banking and financial policies in the region.

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Achievements
COMESA has established several important institutions including the PTA Trade and Development Bank, the COMESA Clearing House, the COMESA Re-insurance Company and the COMESA Leather and Leather Products Institute.
Failures
Key challenges to future expansion include poor infrastructure, unfavourable business environment, limited technology, lack of skilled professionals, and low domestic demand in some countries (UNCTAD, 2015).

Saran Doumbia

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The main goals of COMESA are to eliminate the structural and institutional weaknesses of member states and to promote political stability and sustained economic development.

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Although services trade has been increasing in COMESA, key challenges to future expansion include poor infrastructure, unfavourable business environment, limited technology, lack of skilled professionals, and low domestic demand in some countries

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COMESA was initially established in 1981 as the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA), within the framework of the Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Lagos Plan of Action and the Final Act of Lagos. The PTA transformed into COMESA in 1994.

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The main objectives of the project are to promote electivity trade, enhanced security of power supply, and faster regional integration.

Saran Doumbia

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marie fondi,achievement and objectifs of COMESA

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marie fondi,achievement and objectifs of COMESA

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A wider, harmonised and more competitive market

Greater industrial productivity and competitiveness

Increased agricultural production and food security

A more rational exploitation of natural resources

More harmonised monetary, banking and financial policies

More reliable transport and communications infrastructure

the main objective is to facilitate the removal of all structural and institutional weaknesses of member States, and the promotion of peace; security and stability so as to enable them attain sustained development individually and collectively as a regional bloc. Among other things, COMESA member States have agreed on the need to create and maintain: A full free trade area guaranteeing the free movement of goods and services produced within COMESA and the removal of all tariffs and non-tariff barriers; A Customs Union under which goods and services imported from non-COMESA countries will attract an agreed single tariff in all COMESA states; Free movement of capita and investment supported by the adoption of common investment practices and policies so as to create a more favorable investment climate for the members states

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COMESA was established in 1981 as the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA), within the framework of the Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Lagos Plan of Action and the Final Act of Lagos. The PTA transformed into COMESA in 1994.

Saran Doumbia

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COMESA has established several important institutions including the PTA Trade and Development Bank, the COMESA Clearing House, the COMESA Re-insurance Company and the COMESA Leather and Leather Products Institute.Although services trade has been increasing in COMESA, key challenges to future expansion include poor infrastructure, unfavourable business environment, limited technology, lack of skilled professionals, and low domestic demand in some countries (UNCTAD, 2015).

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COMESA was initially established in 1981 as the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA), within the framework of the Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Lagos Plan of Action and the Final Act of Lagos. The PTA transformed into COMESA in 1994.

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The history of COMESA began in December 1994 when it was formed to replace the former Preferential Trade Area (PTA) which had existed from the earlier days of 1981. COMESA as defined by its Treaty was established ‘as an organisation of free independent sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural and human resources for the good of all their people’ and as such it has a wide-ranging series of objectives which necessarily include in its priorities the promotion of peace and security in the region.
the members states are

Burundi

Comoros

D.R. Congo

Djibouti

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Kenya

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mauritius

Rwanda

Seychelles

Sudan

Swaziland

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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The main functions of the Commission are to prohibit, monitor and investigate anti- competitive business practices, control mergers and other forms of acquisitions in the Common Market and mediate disputes between the Member States concerning anti-competitive conduct.

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COMESA was initially established in 1981 as the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA), within the framework of the Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Lagos Plan of Action and the Final Act of Lagos. The PTA transformed into COMESA in 1994.

The main goals of COMESA are to eliminate the structural and institutional weaknesses of member states and to promote political stability and sustained economic development.

It provides its members a wide, harmonized and more competitive market for internal and external trading.

It provides member states with a rational way of exploiting natural resources for their welfare.

COMESA has established harmonized monetary, banking and financial policies in the region.

It provides its members a wide, harmonized and more competitive market for internal and external trading.

It provides member states with a rational way of exploiting natural resources for their welfare.

COMESA has established harmonized monetary, banking and financial policies in the region.

It provides its members a wide, harmonized and more competitive market for internal and external trading.

It provides member states with a rational way of exploiting natural resources for their welfare.

COMESA has established harmonized monetary, banking and financial policies in the region.

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COMESA was initially established in 1981 as the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA), within the framework of the Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Lagos Plan of Action and the Final Act of Lagos. The PTA transformed into COMESA in 1994.
COMESA was created to promote regional integration through trade and the development of natural and human resources for the mutual benefit of all people in the region.