1st, COMESA Business Council SME Associations Consultative Workshop-Cairo, Egypt 22nd to 24th April 2013

the 1st, COMESA Business Council SME Associations Consultative Workshop- theme- “ Towards Advocacy on Constraints to SMEs in the region “ will be held alongside the 8th African Congress for SMEs and Women Entrepreneurs and International Trade Fair, “ Economic Empowerment and support of MSMEs to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) And the Post 2015 Development Agenda”, the meeting is aimed at opening a regional platform of advocacy on SME constraints in terms of facilitating common positions that can be inputted into various policy organ meetings as the voice of the SMEs in the region. In this regard, the 1st CBC consultative workshop for SME Associations is to be held in Cairo, Egypt from the 22nd – 24th April, 2013. The meeting will also review a policy strategic framework to accelerate competitiveness of SMEs in the region, and also discuss the industry’s need to form a regional SME Association in the region EBWA is sponsoring one free booth per SME Association, to promote the products of the Industry at a Pan African Level