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DESCRIPTION:<a href="http://comesayellowcard.com/event/official-launch-and-
 implementation-mission-for-the-comesa-yellow-card-business-to-business-b2b
 -operation-in-windhoek-namibia-1/register">OFFICIAL LAUNCH AND IMPLEMENTAT
 ION MISSION FOR THE COMESA YELLOW CARD BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS (B2B) OPERATIO
 N IN WINDHOEK\, NAMIBIA</a>\nJoin us for this 24 hours Event In its quest 
 to transform the Yellow Card Scheme into a third party motor vehicle insur
 ance scheme of choice in the region and beyond\, the Yellow Card Scheme th
 rough its highest decision making body\, the Council of Bureaux directed f
 rontier member countries to explore possibilities of engaging business ent
 ities in non-COMESA member neighboring countries and enter into Business t
 o Business (B2B) arrangement on sales agency basis on pilot basis for issu
 ance of COMESA Yellow Cards to non-COMESA motorists visiting the COMESA re
 gion. Pursuant to the directive of the Council of Bureaux\, the National B
 ureau of Zambia initiated the B2B framework by partnering with Askari Insu
 rance Services of Namibia with the objective to issue COMESA Yellow Card t
 o non-COMESA motorists (Namibians) traveling to COMESA member states. Foll
 owing this initiative\, the National Bureau of Zambia formalized the partn
 ership by signing a Sales Agency Agreement\, Professional Indemnity\, and 
 Financial Guarantee with the appointed agent\, Askari Insurance Services\,
  in preparation for the launch of the COMESA Yellow Card B2B operation in 
 Namibia. To facilitate the implementation\, the Council of Bureaux Secreta
 riat conducted a hands-on online training session and granted Askari acces
 s to the Digital Yellow Card (DYC) System. Additionally\, the National Bur
 eau of Zambia supplied Askari with an initial stock of Yellow Card pads to
  commence operations. To mark the official commencement of operations\, th
 e National Bureau of Zambia\, in collaboration with the appointed agent\, 
 invited the Council of Bureaux Secretariat to attend the launch of the B2B
  operation in Namibia on 16th May 2025.
DTSTAMP:20260915T122021Z
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
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="http://comesayellowcard.com/event/off
 icial-launch-and-implementation-mission-for-the-comesa-yellow-card-busines
 s-to-business-b2b-operation-in-windhoek-namibia-1/register">OFFICIAL LAUNC
 H AND IMPLEMENTATION MISSION FOR THE COMESA YELLOW CARD BUSINESS-TO-BUSINE
 SS (B2B) OPERATION IN WINDHOEK\, NAMIBIA</a>\nJoin us for this 24 hours Ev
 ent In its quest to transform the Yellow Card Scheme into a third party mo
 tor vehicle insurance scheme of choice in the region and beyond\, the Yell
 ow Card Scheme through its highest decision making body\, the Council of B
 ureaux directed frontier member countries to explore possibilities of enga
 ging business entities in non-COMESA member neighboring countries and ente
 r into Business to Business (B2B) arrangement on sales agency basis on pil
 ot basis for issuance of COMESA Yellow Cards to non-COMESA motorists visit
 ing 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 COM
 ESA Yellow Card to non-COMESA motorists (Namibians) traveling to COMESA me
 mber states. Following this initiative\, the National Bureau of Zambia for
 malized the partnership by signing a Sales Agency Agreement\, Professional
  Indemnity\, and Financial Guarantee with the appointed agent\, Askari Ins
 urance Services\, in preparation for the launch of the COMESA Yellow Card 
 B2B operation in Namibia. To facilitate the implementation\, the Council o
 f Bureaux Secretariat conducted a hands-on online training session and gra
 nted Askari access to the Digital Yellow Card (DYC) System. Additionally\,
  the National Bureau of Zambia supplied Askari with an initial stock of Ye
 llow Card pads to commence operations. To mark the official commencement o
 f operations\, the National Bureau of Zambia\, in collaboration with the a
 ppointed agent\, invited the Council of Bureaux Secretariat to attend the 
 launch of the B2B operation in Namibia on 16th May 2025.
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