Massive Job Opportunities at COMESA Zambia
The decision to establish the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA), the forerunner to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was taken by the relevant Ministers of Trade, Finance and Planning at a meeting in Lusaka, Zambia in 1978. It was not until 1981, however, that the PTA was set up with the broad aim of promoting co-operation and development in trade, customs, monetary affairs, industry, agriculture and communications in eastern and southern Africa. The PTA Treaty was signed on 21 December 1981 by nine member states.
The more specific objectives of the PTA include the establishment of a common external tariff against non-member states, the dismantling of non-tariff and tariff barriers, and the granting of most-favoured nation status amongst member states. The headquarters of the PTA (now COMESA) was in Bujumbura, Burundi.
In order to facilitate the intra-regional trade amongst members the PTA Clearing House was established in 1984 and is located within the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in Harare and is intended to enhance co-operation in the settlement of payments for intra-regional goods and services.
A Free Trade Area was achieved on 31 October 2000 when nine of the member States, namely Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe, eliminated their tariffs on COMESA originating products in accordance with the tariff reduction schedule adopted in 1992.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following vacant positions below: