Tag: EAC
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09 Mar 17 NewsARSO conference: Pan-African quality standardisation policy update (The Chronicle)
Delegates at the just ended 2nd African Regional Standardisation conference have recommended the...
EAC legislators should do more to facilitate businesses, traders say
09 Mar 17 NewsThe East African Business Council (EABC) has raised concerns over high cost of air transport that is attributed to the slow pace of liberalisation, and have challenged the East Afr...
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07 Mar 17 NewsFeatured infographics: Number of tourists from India, China, US increasing as trade ties with Kenya deepen
IORA Summit outcome: The Jakarta Concord (pdf, IORA)
We commit ourselve...
President Paul Kagame addresses EALA in Kigali
07 Mar 17 NewsAssembly should enhance oversight role to ensure integration process is on course
President Paul Kagame yesterday addressed Parliament at the commencement of the Fifth Meeting of ...
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06 Mar 17 NewsFeatured infographic: 50 years of containership growth
Starting today: In Mombasa: Stakeholders workshop validation of Tripartite Harmonized Documents; In Dar es Salaam:Committee ...
E-cargo tracking system to save costs on Northern Corridor
03 Mar 17 News
Business owners in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda are expected to save on the cost and time of transporting cargo on the Northern Corridor following the launch of a joint electronic ca...
Edible oils now on EAC list of sensitive goods
03 Mar 17 News
Manufacturers of edible oils in the EAC have been shielded from competition from other countries.
Regional trade ministers have included edible oils manufactured in the EAC ...
Tanzania left out as Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda launch joint tourism portal
01 Mar 17 News
Tanzania appears to have been isolated further in efforts to market East Africa a single tourism destination, after Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda launched a portal to jointly market t...
Uganda struggles to deliver EPA to success
01 Mar 17 News
Despite the lack of consensus among the East African Community (EAC) partner states over the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), Uga...
The Economic Impact of the EU-East African Community Economic Partnership Agreement
28 Feb 17 NewsAn analysis prepared by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade
On 3 April 2014, Heads of State and Governments of Africa and of the European Union gathered at t...
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27 Feb 17 NewsStarting today, in Abidjan: ECOWAS, Partners review long-term election observation missions in West Africa
Mukhisa Kituyi: ‘Africa needs more mutual trade in these times of econ...
Barriers hurting cross-border trade
27 Feb 17 News
Non-compliance of regional trade agreements by Rwanda’s neighbours is taking a heavy toll on the nation’s earnings from cross-border trade.
Legislators are concerned tha...
EPA trade deal with Europe is a form of colonialism, says Magufuli
27 Feb 17 NewsTanzanian President John Magufuli Sunday described the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) as a “form of colonialism”, dampening the country’s possibility of signing the dea...
Tanzania demands study on impact of EU trade deal
24 Feb 17 News
Tanzania wants a study conducted on the impact of the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union on the East African Community, ahead of the Summit of Heads of State ...
A legal and economic assessment of South Sudan’s possible accession to the East African Community
22 Feb 17 PublicationsSouth Sudan applied to join the East African Community (EAC) in 2011, when H.E. General Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of the Republic of South Sudan signed a note verbale. In ...
Report blames Tanzania for increase in non-tariff barriers
21 Feb 17 News
When it comes to non-tariff barriers, each country in the East African Community has a story of its own: If not complaining about another member state, the said country is imposi...
Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda launch EA destination portal
20 Feb 17 NewsThree East Africa countries will now jointly market their tourism products online with the launch of the first joint East African destination portal.
Kenya Tourism Board Chief Exe...
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17 Feb 17 News2017 African Development Bank Annual Meetings: transforming agriculture for wealth creation in Africa
The 2017 Annual Meetings of the AfDB Group will be held on 22-25 May in Ahmed...
East Africa economies set for rough ride this year
17 Feb 17 News
The “below par” performance by East Africa’s economies in 2016 is expected to carry over to this year, although prospects remain broadly positive, a recent assessment by Ci...
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16 Feb 17 NewsThe 2nd edition of the One-Stop Border Post Sourcebook was launched yesterday in Sandton. The launch was hosted by @NEPAD_Agency, @_AfricanUnion & JICA. NEPAD is taking the OSB...