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It is the voice of the Private Sector in the region.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 text-center"> <div class="card no-padding bordered"> <div data-hover-fx="portfolio-6" class="contentswap-effect"> <div class="initial-image"><img decoding="async" data-size="500x333" src="https://www.comesa.int/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/comesa_clearing-_hse.jpg" /></div> <div class="overlay bg-color6"></div> <div class="swap-inner col-xs-12"> <div class="row full-height-row middle-xs middle-sm"> <div class="col-xs-12 text-center content-holder"><a class="button small color1" href="https://www.comesa.int/comesa-clearing-house/" data-cp-link="1" data-icon="" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="space-bottom space-top" data-type="column"> <h5 class="">COMESA Clearing House</h5> <p class="small italic">The COMESA Clearing House is an institution of COMESA which facilitates settlement of cross border trade and services among member states.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 text-center"> <div class="card no-padding bordered"> <div data-hover-fx="portfolio-6" class="contentswap-effect"> <div class="initial-image"><img decoding="async" data-size="500x333" src="https://www.comesa.int/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-TDB.png" /></div> <div class="overlay bg-color6"></div> <div class="swap-inner col-xs-12"> <div class="row full-height-row middle-xs middle-sm"> <div class="col-xs-12 text-center content-holder"><a class="button small color1" href="https://www.tdbgroup.org" target="_self" data-cp-link="1" data-icon="" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="space-bottom space-top" data-type="column"> <h5 class=""><a href="https://www.tdbgroup.org" target="_self" data-cp-link="1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trade and Development Bank (TDB)</a></h5> <p class="small italic">The Trade and Development Bank, formerly the PTA Bank, is a trade and development financial institution in Africa. 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rel="noopener noreferrer">The Regional Regional Investment Agency (RIA)</a></h5> <p class="small italic">The Regional Investment Agency (RIA), the investment promotion arm of COMESA was launched in June 2006, with a mandate to make the COMESA region a viable, attractive destination for regional and international investors.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 text-center"> <div class="card no-padding bordered"> <div data-hover-fx="portfolio-6" class="contentswap-effect"> <div class="initial-image"><img decoding="async" data-size="500x333" src="https://www.comesa.int/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-ALLP-1.png" /></div> <div class="overlay bg-color6"></div> <div class="swap-inner col-xs-12"> <div class="row full-height-row middle-xs middle-sm"> <div class="col-xs-12 text-center content-holder"><a class="button small color9" href="https://allpi.int" target="_self" data-cp-link="1" data-icon="" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a></div> </div> </div> </div> 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