Digitization, cross-border trade top agenda for COMESA Summit in Nairobi

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 19 – Digitization and cross-border trade will dominate discussions when leaders from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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The upcoming 24th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit in Nairobi will focus on digitization and cross-border trade.

The summit, scheduled for November 7–9, aims to deepen regional integration, strengthen value chains, and boost sustainable economic growth.
Kenya's Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui emphasized the role of digital tools in enhancing competitiveness and facilitating cross-border trade, citing Kenya’s successful mobile money and fintech ecosystem as an example of innovation driving inclusion.
The summit will address persistent non-tariff barriers hindering intra-regional trade, despite the existence of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area.

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