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The Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) wishes to remind the business community, company directors, company secretaries, and all stakeholders that only 1 (one) month remains before the deadline for the compulsory submission of Company Constitutions....Read
Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority (BoMRA) cordially invites all stakeholders to a consultative hybrid engagement meeting aimed at strengthening collaboration and enhancing understanding of the regulatory framework for regulated products in Botswana....Read
The local availability of white onion has been established to be of sufficient quantities from local production. Therefore, import restriction has been imposed from the 25th May 2026 until further notice....Read
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In today’s global markets, barcodes play an important role in the provision of information about the product, its traceability, safety, and connecting consumers directly to a brand’s history. For many African countries, barcodes have transitioned from simple retail conveniences to supporting enterprise development, regional trade integration, and consumer transparency....Read
COMESA with support from the Team Europe Technical Assistance Facility (EU-TAF) has conducted a study to explore options to include selected trade in services to the Simplified Trade Regime (STR). The current regime does not include small scale cross border trade in services....Read
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) expires in September 2025. There are high-level discussions and initiatives involving African and American politicians and officials to renew this trade arrangement and to adapt it to new needs. They are taking place at a time of multilateral tensions, unilateral border measures and uncertainties about how to boost regional integration and industrialisation in Africa. And in the United States a presidential election is underway....Read