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Workplan Progress 2022

Jacob 19th April 2022 AEO, Education and awareness: WCO Instruments and Tools, Measurements in the ESA Region, Newsletters, Non-Tariff Barriers (NTB) in the ESA Region, Projects, Research in the Region, SMART borders

Executive summary: This document outlines the planned activities for the East & Southern Africa Regional Private Sector Group (WCO-ESA-RPSG) during 2022. However, the program will maintain flexibility to combat any …

Digitalisation and digital trade

Jacob 9th September 2021 Research in the Region

Digitalisation has played an undeniable role in keeping economies afloat throughout the pandemic. E-commerce and online platforms enabled large corporations, small and medium enterprises, and informal businesses to continue business …

Work Plan Progress 2021

Jacob 7th July 2021 AEO, Education and awareness: WCO Instruments and Tools, Measurements in the ESA Region, Newsletters, Non-Tariff Barriers (NTB) in the ESA Region, Projects, Research in the Region, SMART borders

1. Background, formation and over-arching objective The WCO East and Southern Africa (ESA) Region consists of 24 Member Countries; Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, …

Launch of trade under the AfCFTA on 1 January 2021- What traders need to know

Jacob 4th February 2021 Projects, Research in the Region

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – Africa’s new trade agreement with its own legal instruments –was officially launched on 1 January 2021. The long-term objective of the AfCFTA …