Abuja, 29th September 2020 The West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) held a virtual meeting on Textile and Garments Value chain on the 29th of September, 2020 with a view to coordinating targeted actions along the Textile and Garments value chain. Insufficient investment within the region and competition from more developed Read more…
WACOMP holds regional coordination meeting On the 25th September 2020, at the regional level, there was a WACOMP coordination meeting between the ECOWAS Commission, the UEMOA Commission and the regional technical implementing partners, namely the International Trade Center (ITC) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). It was an Read more…
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…
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