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CUTS Africa Resource Centre,
Lusaka
 CUTS Africa
Resource Centre (CUTS ARC), Lusaka, Zambia is the first set up
of CUTS outside India. The Centre was inaugurated on 20th
February 2001 by Honourable Mr. William Harrington, Acting
Minister, Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia. Noted persons
such as Mr. Ashok K Attri, Indian High Commissioner, Dr.
Nicholas Kwendakwema, Chairman, Zambia Competition Commission
and Mr. George Lipimile, Executive Director, Zambia
Competition Commission attended the ceremony.
Mission
The mission
of the organisation is to function as a resource,
co-ordination as well as networking centre, to promote
South-South cooperation on trade and development, by involving
state and non-state actors (NSAs).
Objectives
In this
regard, the Centre has established links with NGOs, donor
agencies, inter-governmental and governmental bodies,
especially in the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA). The
Centre has been working in the areas of competition policy,
investment, consumer protection, regional and multilateral
trade and regulation. The Centre aims to:
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establish
civil society cooperation in the areas of trade, economic
policies and the environment in Africa;
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form
national, regional and international coordination system and
alliance building among organisations working on similar
social and economic issues;
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function as
a resource centre to Africa-based NGOs, consumer
organisations, the government and regulatory agencies; and
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focus on
capacity building activities on international trade, consumer
protection, foreign investment and competition policy issues
at national, regional and international levels.
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Programme Areas
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Trade and Development |
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Consumer Protection |
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Competition Policy & Regulation |
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Investment Climate |
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