BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Lusaka BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:CAT TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260518T061317Z - 54738@d2de4f7e6c7c DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lusaka:20250516T100000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lusaka:20250516T100000 CREATED:20260518T061317Z DESCRIPTION:OFFICIAL LAUNCH AND IMPLEMENTATION MI SSION FOR THE COMESA YELLOW CARD BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS (B2B) OPERATION IN W INDHOEK\, NAMIBIA\nJoin us for this 24 hours Event In its quest to tra nsform the Yellow Card Scheme into a third party motor vehicle insurance s cheme of choice in the region and beyond\, the Yellow Card Scheme through its highest decision making body\, the Council of Bureaux directed frontie r member countries to explore possibilities of engaging business entities in non-COMESA member neighboring countries and enter into Business to Busi ness (B2B) arrangement on sales agency basis on pilot basis for issuance o f COMESA Yellow Cards to non-COMESA motorists visiting the COMESA region. Pursuant to the directive of the Council of Bureaux\, the National Bureau of Zambia initiated the B2B framework by partnering with Askari Insurance Services of Namibia with the objective to issue COMESA Yellow Card to non- COMESA motorists (Namibians) traveling to COMESA member states. Following this initiative\, the National Bureau of Zambia formalized the partnership by signing a Sales Agency Agreement\, Professional Indemnity\, and Financ ial Guarantee with the appointed agent\, Askari Insurance Services\, in pr eparation for the launch of the COMESA Yellow Card B2B operation in Namibi a. To facilitate the implementation\, the Council of Bureaux Secretariat c onducted a hands-on online training session and granted Askari access to t he Digital Yellow Card (DYC) System. Additionally\, the National Bureau of Zambia supplied Askari with an initial stock of Yellow Card pads to comme nce operations. To mark the official commencement of operations\, the Nati onal Bureau of Zambia\, in collaboration with the appointed agent\, invite d the Council of Bureaux Secretariat to attend the launch of the B2B opera tion in Namibia on 16th May 2025. DTSTAMP:20260518T061317Z LOCATION:Marigold Hotel\, Windhoek\, Namibia SUMMARY:OFFICIAL LAUNCH AND IMPLEMENTATION MISSION FOR THE COMESA YELLOW CA RD BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS (B2B) OPERATION IN WINDHOEK\, NAMIBIA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR