COTED to look at easing regional fuel, commodities costs

The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will examine recommendations to lessen the effects of the rising cost of fuel and commodities on the region’s economies at its 34th meeting, which starts today.

This matter was first raised at the COTED in May, at the height of the crisis in North Africa, which had triggered an increase in the prices of fuel that itself caused a hike in the cost of other commodities,