Tag: EAC
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15 Aug 17 NewsNEPAD’s integration into AU structures and processes: AU issues consultancy request
Dr Francis Mangeni: Customized trade remedies in Africa – the case of the COMESA-EAC-SADC T...
Dar calls off Kenya trade row meeting
15 Aug 17 NewsTanzanian officials have put off a meeting intended to iron out outstanding trade disputes with Kenya amid concerns Dar es Salaam was maintaining a hardline stance in the spat.
Re...
Trade in second-hand clothes: the bigger picture
10 Aug 17 PublicationsIn the past few months, trade in second-hand clothes has led to much debate on the African continent. Second-hand clothes are being sent to Africa, either having been donated for c...
Bugesera airport to boost intra-Africa trade – Kagame
10 Aug 17 NewsPresident Paul Kagame has said that the envisioned Bugesera International Airport will not only support Rwanda’s socio-economic transformation but also facilitate economic integr...
Lobbies want trade barriers removed
08 Aug 17 NewsKenyan and Tanzanian businesses are calling for the elimination of various non-tariff barriers that slow down trade between the two countries.
A consultative meeting held in Dar e...
Kenya exports to Dar drop 34pc as standoff persists
07 Aug 17 NewsKenya’s exports to Tanzania have dropped by 34 per cent in the first five months of the year raising concerns over negative impacts of the long-running trade standoff.
Exports t...
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum: preview
04 Aug 17 NewsTranscript from an Africa Regional Media Hub press briefing with Mr. Peter Henry Barlerin, Deputy Assistant Secretary: Bureau of African Affairs, and Ms. Constance A. Hamilton...
National policy on services trade will ensure competitiveness in the sector
31 Jul 17 NewsA service is an intangible transaction between the consumer and the provider. It is a vital source of income and employment to our economies and in some countries, over two thirds ...
Kenyan products blocked as Tanzania ignores trade truce
27 Jul 17 NewsThe long-running cross-border trade spat between Kenya and Tanzania has resumed barely four days after the two countries signed a pact removing restrictions that had cost traders b...
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26 Jul 17 NewsConcluding today, in Addis: AU Specialized Technical Committee on Transport, Trans-Regional and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism
Next week, in Shanghai: BRICS trad...
What party manifestos say on industrialisation in Kenya
26 Jul 17 NewsThe rising wages in Asia, the rebalancing underway in China, and the strong growth in Africa provide a window of opportunity for Kenya to expand its capabilities and global presenc...
EAC to release inaugural Industrial Competitiveness Report 2017
25 Jul 17 NewsThe East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has prepared the 1st regional Industrial Competitiveness Report 2017, which will be released to the public in October 2017.
The inaugu...
Trade experts fault US over AGOA review
24 Jul 17 NewsThe American government has been faulted by trade and economic experts for the out-of-cycle review of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which could see Rwanda and East ...
Tanzania exporters protest Kenya’s gas ban
24 Jul 17 NewsTanzanian gas exporters have termed Kenya’s ban on imports as protectionism, as its oil marketing firms lose their share of the market.
They say the move is against fair competi...
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19 Jul 17 NewsEast African Community legal notice: assorted Customs Union notices, related decisions (pdf, 30 June)
East African Business Council: Annual Report 2016/2017
During the past year,...
Cross-border women traders call for friendly operating environment
19 Jul 17 NewsCross-border women traders have called on the government to support them and also improve the trading environment. The women traders operating between Rusizi-Bukavu and Rubavu-Goma...
Kanimba calls on Africa to renew efforts to protect its agric sector
18 Jul 17 NewsIt is high time African countries embarked on special safeguard measures (SSMs) to protect the continent’s agriculture sector, François Kanimba, the Minister for Trade, Industry...
Kenya National Trade Policy: Transforming Kenya into a competitive export-led and efficient domestic economy
18 Jul 17 NewsPreface by the Cabinet Secretary
The National Trade Policy is being launched* at a time when the global trade landscape is facing emerging challenges. Over 70 percent of global tr...
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17 Jul 17 NewsToday, in Dar es Salaam: Development cooperation between China and Tanzania: trade and investment (ESRF, China Agricultural University). Twitter updates: #TanzaniaChinaConf
Starti...
EAC officials oppose US bid to review Agoa trade deal over mitumba ban
17 Jul 17 NewsSenior officials from Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda argued in Washington on Thursday that their collective phase-out of used clothing (mitumba) imports should not result in any loss ...