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COMESA-EAC-SADC Customs Experts Meeting | Dar es Salaam | October 2011 | view |
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First Meeting of the Tripartite Trade Negotiation Forum Negotiations for an integrated market worth approximately 1 Trillion USD will commence in February next year. The Tripartite Free Trade Area (FTA) will reduce tariffs imposed on goods originating and traded among the 26 countries of COMESA, EAC and SADC. This will allow countries to take advantage of their own strengths and, along with measures to reduces the cost of cross-border trade, this will help to make the region more competitive and to increase trade amongst the countries belonging to the FTA. |
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Launch: TradeMark SA Regional Integration Research Network The TMSA Regional Integration Research Network (RIRN) was launched by Sarah Dunn, head of the UK Department for International Development (DFID), currently the sole funder of TMSA. “The Network has been set up to provide a platform for exchanging information, facilitating dialogue and sharing best practice on designing and implementing trade facilitation interventions,” she reiterated. |
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Michael Anderson, DFID Director General for Policy and Global Programmes, Visits TMSA Offices Michael Anderson, DFID Director General for Policy and Global Programmes, visited TMSA on 20 March 2012. |
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NTBs meeting album | view |
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Second Friends of the Tripartite Meeting and Infrastructure Funding Symposium | 30 November 2012 TradeMark Southern Africa, hosted a symposium in Maputo on 30 November 2012, to discuss challenges and innovative solutions for infrastructure financing across the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite. The symposium was held to coincide with the Second Meeting of the Friends of the Tripartite, supported by TMSA. |
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Second Meeting of the Tripartite Trade Negotiation Forum Negotiations for the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area were officially launched the Second Tripartite Summit in June 2011. The summit agreed on the principles, processes, scope, roadmap and timelines for establishing the FTA. It also established an institutional framework for negotiations, namely the Tripartite Trade Negotiation Forum (TTNF), the inaugural meeting of which took place from 7 – 9 December in Nairobi, Kenya. The Second Meeting of the TTNF took place at the Taj Pamodzi Hotel, Lusaka Zambia on 12th to 14th March. The purpose of this meeting was |
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TMSA Supports First Regional Truckers Forum The First Regional Truckers Forum took place from 14-16 March in Johannesburg. The Forum was a practical workshop devised to initiate active delegate participation with the objective of identifying workable and reasonable solutions to problematic inter regional transport issues. The forum was co-sponsored by TMSA. Source of Photos: Transport World Africa (Sponsored by FESARTA) |
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Amos Marawa Interview | the COMESA EAC SADC Tripartite PPIU and Regional Infrastructure Amos Marawa is the head of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite's Project Preparation and Implementation Unit (PPIU). The PPIU supports projects sponsors to prepare and implement regional infrastructure projects in Africa, including road, rail and energy infrastructure projects. In this interview, Mr Marawa explains the role of the PPIU and elaborates on specific infrastructure projects being supported by the PPIU. The interview was filmed at a TMSA Regional Integration Research Network Symposium (RIRN) - November 2012. For more information visit www.trademarksa.org/rirn |
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Discussion: Financing Infrastructure Development in the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Region A discussion by participants at the launch of the TMSA Regional Integration Research Network (RIRN) event on challenges and innovative solutions to financing regional infrastructure development in Eastern and Southern Africa. |
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Improving Multi Modal Transport Networks Mark Pearson from TradeMark Southern Africa on Improving Multi-Modal Road and Rail Transport Networks in Southern Africa. Event: Regional Integration Research Network Launch. |
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Mark Pearson - Regional Integration Research Network Grants Mark Pearson on the Regional Integration Research Network and Research Grants. |
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Moe Shaik Interview | Financing Regional Infrastructure Moe Shaik has been appointed as chief executive of the Development Bank International, a subsidiary of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). In this interview he speaks on infrastructure development in Africa. The interview was filmed at a TMSA Regional Integration Research Network Symposium (RIRN) on the same topic - November 2012. For more information visit www.trademarksa.org/rirn More videos on the same topic: |
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Public and Private Sector Working Together to Resolve Non-Tariff Barriers "The private sector also has an important role to play in resolving the common non-tariff barriers (NTBs) that negatively affect intra and inter African trade," said Vonesai Hove, NTB expert at Trademark Southern Africa (TMSA). |
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Ralph Olaye Interview The Role of the Private Sector in Financing Infrastructure Development Ralph Olaye is the Manager of the NEPAD Regional Integration and Trade Department of the African Development Bank. In this interview he speaks on the role of the private sector in financing regional infrastructure. The interview was filmed at a TMSA Regional Integration Research Network Symposium (RIRN) in November 2012. |
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RIRN Launch: Transport Corridor Performance Monitoring Wim van Schalkwyk talks on Transport Corridor Performance Monitoring at the launch of the TMSA Regional Integration Research Network (RIRN). Chirundu One-Stop Border Post Statistics are given. |
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Sarah Dunn (DFID) Launches the TMSA Regional Integration Research Network Sarah Dunn (DFID) Launches the TMSA Regional Integration Research Network - September 2012. |
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Standardisation of load limits and harmonisation of overload control systems Vehicle Overload Control (VOC) must strike a fine balance between road infrastructure maintenance and use. Mike Pinard (MD - Infra Africa Consultants, Botswana) discusses the East Africa Community (EAC) Vehicle Overload Control Act and its implications for the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite region at the Africa Road Transport Forum 2013. |
