utilization of trade preferences by COMESA member states

The publication is an analysis of the trade data and utilization rates of COMESA Member States on the QUAD countries' (i.e., Canada, the European Union, Japan, and the United States) GSP preferences as well as the intra-COMESA trade data and their utilization of different REC schemes. The findings should guide the planning and implementation of the necessary reforms and actions to address underutilization; this is especially true when COMESA Member States engage in the AfCFTA