Thu, 08 Dec 2016 07:22:50 +0000 By Nation Reporter THE implementation of the Great Lakes Trade Facilitation Project (GLTFP) has begun with the launching of recruitment for trade information officers to be based at selected locations in the eastern borderlands of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. The GLTFP is financed by the World Bank and implemented by COMESA. In a statement, its objective is to facilitate cross-border trade by increasing the capacity for commerce and reducing the costs faced by small-scale traders, majority of whom are women. The project will build on existing trade information desks (TIDs) established by COMESA in the selected border region including Goma in DRC and Rubavu in Rwanda, Kasindi (DRC) and Mpondwe (Uganda), Bunagana (DRC) and Bunagana (Uganda). A total of 20 additional TID officers will be recruited to complement the existing capacity as well as for the new desks that will be identified through the […]
COMESA new Great Lakes trade facilitation project rolls out
