The European Union is pleased to announce the signature of a new contract with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) within the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) “With the accelerating number of COVID-19 cases in the country and globally, it is most likely that this crisis will continue for Read more…
The West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), funded by the European Union (EU), aims to stimulate the competitiveness of SMEs in 16 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo). The WACOMP is implemented at the regional Read more…
Within the framework of the national component of WACOMP in Sierra Leone, UNIDO organized a series of training on standards and quality management systems. A total of about 100 representatives from various ministries and national agencies, the Sierra Leone Bureau of Standards, the private sector and the education sector were Read more…
From December 2019 to July 2020, the WACOMP’s national component in Ghana has conducted several activities towards boosting the competitiveness of selected value chains in the country. Certification process in the cosmetic value chain in Ghana In partnership with the Ghana Trade Fair Company, WACOMP Ghana organised a conference on Read more…
The West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), funded by the European Union, aimed at improving the performance, growth and contribution to industry, regional trade, exports of selected value chains, and business climate at national and regional levels in order to facilitate the integration of the ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania into Read more…
From 23rd April 2020 to 20th May 2020, by involving the 15 ECOWAS Member States in the process, the Technical Management Committee (TMC) of the ECOWAS Standards Harmonization Mechanism, (ECOSHAM), has approved two draft ECOWAS standards on technical specifications for the manufacture of barrier Masks (ECOSTAND 082:2020) and hydro-alcoholic hand products Read more…
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) sensitized member of the media on the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) in an interactive meeting on 2nd December 2019 in Abuja Read more…
The Strategic Steering Committee of the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) comprising of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania, the European Union (EU), the International Trade Centre (ITC), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the West African Economic and Read more…
From 14th-24th October 2019, the Lead Business Environment Expert participated in a mission in the region (Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Cape Verde, Senegal, and Burkina Faso) to initiate the development of a regional programme on Enterprise Modernization and Innovation in ECOWAS. The purpose of this mission was to interact with Read more…
To ensure effective implementation, given the overall objectives of WACOMP and the different implementing agencies contributing to the overall project on the regional level, a synergy between the implementing partners is key; This synergy needs to take effect on the launching of WACOMP. Both UNIDO and ITC extensively discussed on Read more…
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