The ITC – COMESA Trade Facilitation Training Programme is part of the COMESA Cross-border Trade Initiative (CBTI), which is financed by the European Commission under the 11th European Development Fund. The CBTI is a project aimed at facilitating small-scale trade across borders in the COMESA/Tripartite region. The International Trade Centre has been entrusted with the delivery of selected activities, of the project, including the development and implementation of the ITC - COMESA Trade Facilitations training programme.
The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. As the development partner for small business export success, ITC’s goal is to help developing and transition countries achieve sustainable human development through exports.
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) comprises 21 African Member States that came together with the aim of promoting regional integration through trade and the development of natural and human resources for the mutual benefit of all people in the region.