OBJECTIVES
COMESA’s objectives include management of a Free Trade Area (FTA), with the goal of eliminating tariff and non-tariff barriers to intra-regional trade, the management of a Customs Union to facilitate trade between member countries and Trade Promotion which involves amongst others introduction of a unified computerised Customs network across the region and the harmonisation of macro-economic and monetary policies throughout the region.
VALUES
COMESA’s values start with its diversity as the staff is drawn from 21 member states. Other core values include:
- Customer satisfaction;
- Professionalism, integrity and innovation;
- Quality leadership, teamwork and respect for each other in an enabling environment; and
- Caring for the environment and upholding social responsibility.
STRATEGY
COMESA’s current strategy can be summed up in the phrase ‘economic prosperity through regional integration’. With its 21 member states, population of over 540 million and global trade in goods worth US$ 235 billion, COMESA’s aim is to become a major market place for both internal and external trading.
WHAT COMESA OFFERS
COMESA offers its member countries a wide range of benefits which include:
- 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; and
- More reliable transport and communications infrastructure.
SERVICES
To achieve its goals, COMESA provides services and undertakes various programmes within its member states in line with the objectives of the organization.
LINKS
Read more about the COMESA on their website
CONTACT
Telephone: +260 211 229 725
Email: MGakunga@comesa.int
