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    Harare, (New Ziana) – The Southern African Development
    Community (SADC) will on Friday launch the report of the Time Release
    Study (TRS) along the SADC Regional North-South Trade Corridor.

    The TRS is an international model instrument employed to assess the time
    taken for goods transactions and their clearance across the supply
    chain.

    In the SADC region, the TRS along the North-South Corridor represents
    the first comprehensive study of this strategic route, evaluating
    efficiency in the clearance of goods at major sea ports and border
    posts.

    In a statement, the regional body said the launch of the report, to be
    held in Harare, is with support from the European Union (EU) under the
    Trade Facilitation Program (TFP).

    The SADC Ministerial Task Force on Regional Economic Integration
    endorsed the TFP in March 2016 with the aim of strengthen the Free Trade
    Area in accordance with the SADC Treaty, the Protocol on Trade, and
    other related policy documents.

    The SADC Secretariat coordinated the study, which commenced at the
    Durban port and extended to the Kasumbalesa Border Post in Zambia,
    passing through the Beitbridge Border Post and the Chirundu One Stop
    Border Post.

    The TRS assesses the cost of doing business at key entry points such as
    border ports, seaports, and road infrastructure. It was conducted by
    customs and trade experts in collaboration with various supply chain
    stakeholders. It utilised the World Customs Organisation’s electronic
    system methodology, involving port and border agencies from South
    Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and
    was validated by experts from SADC Member States in March 2024 with
    various recommendations.

    “If effectively implemented, these recommendations are expected to
    enhance the ease of doing business within the region,” said the regional
    body.

    SADC is an organisation of 16 member states established in 1980 as the
    Southern African Development Coordinating Conference (SADCC) and
    transformed to the Southern African Development Community in August
    1992.

    Its mission is to promote sustainable and equitable economic growth and
    socio-economic development through efficient, productive systems, deeper
    cooperation and integration, good governance and durable peace and
    security so that the region emerges as a competitive and effective
    player in international relations and the world economy.

    Member states include Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of
    Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique,
    Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia
    and Zimbabwe.

    New Ziana

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