Report on national mechanisms for coordination of economic cooperation and integration in Southern Africa

Abstract

Regional cooperation and integration in Southern Africa has been increasingly accepted and promoted by all the countries, it being considered as one of the solutions to the limitations of their tiny national economies. The four major building blocks in Southern Africa: COMESA, SADC, IOC and SACU, are tangible examples of member States' determination to create a large and uniform investment, trading and production environment, thereby integrating their economies. The Committee is called upon to consider the report, brainstorm on the issues raised and recommend appropriate steps so that the Centre, in collaboration with selected national experts, could prepare a technical discussion paper to be presented to the Ad Hoc Experts Group Meeting.