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Africa Regulatory ENSight 2020 | 05
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* Coronavirus (COVID-19) regulatory
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East African Community ("EAC")
sector |
measure |
effective date/status |
key points and impact |
Applies to multiple sectors
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EAC Administrative Guidelines to Facilitate Movement of Goods
and Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Published in April 2020.
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The Guidelines provide measures to:
- complement national measures against the COVID-19
pandemic;
- ensure smooth uninterrupted movement of goods and services
during the COVID-19 pandemic;
- encourage local production of essential products;
- enhance regional awareness on measures instituted against the
COVID-19 pandemic; and
- mitigate the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the movement of
goods and services.
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Applies to multiple sectors
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EAC COVID-19 Response Plan
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Published in April 2020 by the EAC.
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The Response Plan is intended to:
- ensure a joint and well-coordinated mechanism to fight COVID-19
in the Region;
- facilitate the movement of goods and services in the
region;
- mitigate fundamental impacts of the pandemic on the various
vital economic and social sectors of the EAC region,
including:
- ensuring sufficient supply of essential food;
- keeping businesses afloat, especially micro, small and medium
enterprises;
- maintaining employment;
- adapting and reorienting businesses; and
- promoting and utilising locally made products as much as
possible; and
- facilitate a harmonised and coherent implementation of priority
activities that will be instrumental in economic recovery in the
short-term.
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Applies to multiple sectors
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Additional Measures Announced by EAC Partner States in Response
to the COVID-19 Pandemic and their Implications
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Published on 14 May 2020 by the East African Business
Council.
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The document outlines measures taken by EAC member states, as
well as implications thereof, under various areas of intervention
including:
- restrictions on Movement of People and cargo between
borders;
- security at border points;
- curfews;
- employment creation;
- progressive re-opening of the economy;
- monetary Policy; and
- Post COVID-19 economic recovery plans.
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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
("COMESA")
sector |
measure |
effective date/status |
key points and impact |
Applies to multiple sectors
|
Measures in COMESA Member States in Response to COVID-19: 7th
edition (consolidated)
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Published on 22 May 2020.
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The report:
- comprises a list of measures that COMESA member states have put
in place to contain the spread of COVID-19, which:
- cover trade facilitation and support to businesses, protection
of the vulnerable from the impact of the spread of the virus and
other relevant measures;
- include the support received from the international community
Aid agencies; and
- include a trend line on the number of cases reported.
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Southern African Development Community ("SADC")
sector |
measure |
effective date/status |
key points and impact |
Applies to multiple sectors
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Report on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the SADC region: Bulletin No.
5
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Published in May 2020.
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The Bulletin:
- provides an overview of the global, continental and regional
overview of the pandemic;
- focuses on measures that several SADC member states have
implemented in light of depressed economies;
- provides an analysis of the costs and benefits of lifting
lockdown and other COVID-19 preventative measures;
- further highlights the importance of undertaking a risk
assessment of each country, including at sub-national level, prior
to the lifting of lock down and other measures;
- tracks the socio-economic issues emanating from COVID-19;
and
- makes reference to the importance of information and
communications technology("ICT"), as a
driver for economic growth as well as a facilitator for business
continuity in these challenging times.
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