The Regional Economic Integration Support (REIS) Programme has been supporting the conduct of awareness raising workshops on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures for private sector stakeholders in the three SPS thematic areas namely plant health, animal health and food safety. Awareness raising workshops on phytosanitary standards (plant health) and sanitary [...]

Cooperation in tax matters is increasingly important to the SADC Member States as they seek to sustain their fiscal independence whilst and encouraging investment in the face of increasingly globalised economies. Cooperation in tax matters is also an important component of economic cooperation in the region that supports the SADC Customs Union by facilitating the shift from reliance [...]

The EU-PDO cooperates with the Indonesian Community of European Studies on a multitude of smaller activities to foster and advance European Studies in Indonesia and Asia and increase cooperation. Activities include a  series of academic exchanges, publications, seminars and database development.

The fourth SADC Annual Quality Awards presentation ceremony was held on the evening of the March 19, 2014 at the Grandpalm Hotel in Gaborone, Botswana. The aim of the SADC Annual Quality Award competition is to recognize and appreciate organizations and individuals who are contributing to quality advancement in all [...]

The SADC Secretariat’s Trade and Industry, Finance and Investment Directorate (TIFI) through the Standardisation, Quality Assurance Accreditation and Metrology (SQAM) SQAM Unit hosted the 29th SADC SQAM Annual meetings for 2014 in Gaborone, Botswana on March 17-21, 2014. The SADC Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Cooperation Structures meet annually for [...]

Belize and Mexico have for some time now expressed interest in pursuing a Partial Scope Agreement. Progress with this agenda continues to be made through communication at diplomatic and other levels with both countries reiterating the need for this Agreement. At the VII Meeting of the Belize Mexico Bi-National Commission [...]