Intra-Comesa trade ‘stable’ at $14bn amid global fluctuations

The Rwanda- Burundi border. Comesa Secretary-General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe says trade currently stands at six percent.

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Comesa’s intra-regional trade has held steady at $14 billion over the past two years, despite broader economic fluctuations, officials told a business forum in Burundi.

Secretary-General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe said trade currently stands at six percent, but urged the reduction of trade barriers to push it further.