COMESA Cross Border Trade Initiative facilitating small scale trade across the borders

This four years proposed programme aims at increasing the formalisation of informal cross border trade and enhancing small scale cross border trade flows in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) tripartite region leading to increased fiscal revenues for governments as well as to increased security and higher incomes for small scale cross border traders. This programmes in line with the 11th EDF Regional indicative Programme (RIP) for Eastern Africa Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean (EA SA IO) region the COMESA Treaty the 2016 2020 COMESA Medium Term Strategic Plan and relevant COMESA trade facilitation policies and instruments. It builds also on existing initiatives at national level in the region to promote and facilitate small scale cross border trade flows.