High level participation marks opening of COMFWB Trade Fair and Business Conference
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง(๐๐๐๐ ๐๐)๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ, ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ก,๐๐๐๐ in ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ was successful. ๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ,๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ,๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐,๐๐.๐๐ฌ.C๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ M๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฎ K๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐,๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ People ๐๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ,๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ.๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐, ๐๐ซ.K๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ง G๐จ๐๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง,๐๐ฌ M๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ง S๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐,t๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง,๐๐ซ๐ฌ Be๐ซ๐๐ค๐๐ญ W๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฎ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ V๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง,๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง,the COMFWB Vice Chair Chairperson, Mrs Leila Belkhria Jaber
This significant event has drawn the participation of officials from COMESA, the 21 COMFWB Chairpersons and National Chapter teams, members of the Ethiopian Business Women Association, partners representatives, and various other stakeholders.
Over 250 participants, including women entrepreneurs, government officials, and diplomats, gathered for the opening of the 6th COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) Trade Fair and Business Conference on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, and COMFWB Chairperson Ms. Maureen, underscored the critical need for collaborative efforts to bolster the involvement of women and youth in trade and business, emphasizing gender equality as a cornerstone of economic progress.
Speakers at the opening ceremony recognized the significant, often understated, contribution of women as"silent engines" of the COMESA region's economy, particularly incross-border trade, while acknowledging the persistent structural barriers they encounter. The Trade Fair is positioned as a direct response to these challenges, offering a vital platform for trade, transformation, celebration, and a catalyst for meaningful change.
Women entrepreneurs hailing from all 21 COMESA member countries were present at the 6th COMFWB TradeFair and Business Conference,showcasing their diverse products at the exhibition hall within the EthiopianSkylight Hotel in Addis Ababa.
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๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง(๐๐๐๐ ๐๐)๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ, ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ก,๐๐๐๐ in ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ was successful. ๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ,๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ,๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐,๐๐.๐๐ฌ.C๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ M๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฎ K๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐,๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ People ๐๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ,๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ.๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐, ๐๐ซ.K๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ง G๐จ๐๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง,๐๐ฌ M๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ง S๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐,t๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง,๐๐ซ๐ฌ Be๐ซ๐๐ค๐๐ญ W๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฎ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ V๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง,๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง,the COMFWB Vice Chair Chairperson, Mrs Leila Belkhria Jaber
This significant event has drawn the participation of officials from COMESA, the 21 COMFWB Chairpersons and National Chapter teams, members of the Ethiopian Business Women Association, partners representatives, and various other stakeholders.
Over 250 participants, including women entrepreneurs, government officials, and diplomats, gathered for the opening of the 6th COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) Trade Fair and Business Conference on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, and COMFWB Chairperson Ms. Maureen, underscored the critical need for collaborative efforts to bolster the involvement of women and youth in trade and business, emphasizing gender equality as a cornerstone of economic progress.
Speakers at the opening ceremony recognized the significant, often understated, contribution of women as"silent engines" of the COMESA region's economy, particularly incross-border trade, while acknowledging the persistent structural barriers they encounter. The Trade Fair is positioned as a direct response to these challenges, offering a vital platform for trade, transformation, celebration, and a catalyst for meaningful change.
Women entrepreneurs hailing from all 21 COMESA member countries were present at the 6th COMFWB TradeFair and Business Conference,showcasing their diverse products at the exhibition hall within the EthiopianSkylight Hotel in Addis Ababa.
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