Mnangagwa challenges COMESA

President Emmerson Mnangagwa urges businesses across COMESA to boost trade and job creation through partnerships.

“i challenge the business forum therefore to hold the front and the bold dialogue that will scale up intra-regional trade”

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Trade barriers focus

Mnangagwa urges private sector to identify solutions for trade barriers and strengthen economic cooperation.

“identify practical solutions and forge partnerships that allow businesses to produce invest trade and put jobs across all our markets”

Value addition push

Mnangagwa calls for private sector to move from raw exports to value addition and manufacturing.

“private sector players are aiming to move decisively from the export of commodities towards value addition beneficiation and manufacturing”

Cross-border investments

Mnangagwa stresses investments must connect economies through cross-border projects and value chains.

“importantly investment in our respective productions should not be developed as isolated national projects they must connect our economies through mutually beneficial cross investments and regional value chains”

Forum goals

The forum must connect producers, buyers, investors and micro businesses to expand regional trade.

“this forum must in the end connect buyers with producers investors with bankable projects manufacturers with regional suppliers and micro smes with distributors leading to new markets as well as increased intra-comesa trade”