Portfolio
COMESA Business Dialogue 2015
“Taking Action on Illicit Trade – An Industrial Competitiveness Agenda.”
Key highlights:
- Brought together over 150 policy makers and business leaders from across the COMESA region.
- Aimed to address the adverse impact of illicit trade on industrial competitiveness, government revenue, public health, and consumer safety.
- Called for the creation of a Regional Public-Private Framework to combat illicit trade.
- Advocated for a regional Anti-Illicit Trade Protocol to harmonize laws and enforcement mechanisms across member states.
Emphasized the role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in driving industrialization and economic integration.
- Events
- COMESA Business Council (CBC)
- March 25–26, 2015
- Addis Ababa
