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April 9, 2015

Private sector joins push to raise African incomes through trade

Innovative efforts to dismantle trade barriers in East Africa provide a shining example of how the private sector can work alongside governments and nonprofits to help drive sustainable economic growth and lift people out of poverty. The East African Community has made great steps toward stimulating trade in the region in recent years. Customs union […]

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April 7, 2015

Big regional trade boost

Regional integration optimism as TradeMark Africa projects spur regional trade volumes Historically, exporting finished products and importing raw materials has always been a terrible hustle for local manufactures which import raw materials and export finished products. The whole process includes the preparation and submission of numerous documents to different authorities to comply with import, export […]

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April 7, 2015

TradeMark makes mark on EAC integration

Perhaps no single organisation has made such an effective mark on streamlining East African Community (EAC) cross-border trade than TradeMark Africa (TMA). In its annual report for 2013-2014, TMA explains their success Investments in trade infrastructure as well as the dismantling of bureaucratic and procedural barriers to economic integration, is positioning the EAC region as […]

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April 1, 2015

TradeMark announces $90m for East Africa’s infrastructure

TradeMark Africa has announced that it will inject about $90m (about Shs 261bn) to promote infrastructural development projects in the region. The announcement came after some data showed that trade in the region had picked up partly as a result of the ease with which cargo is cleared throughout the different corridors, an initiative that […]

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March 26, 2015

Trademark East Africa helps fast track aid in South Sudan crisis

They live in a state of suspension under plastic sheets or twigs, under tents if they are lucky, out in the open if they are not. Women and children, men and boys; the only certainty in their lives is uncertainty. These are the human flotsam from South Sudan’s unresolved internal conflict, which erupted in December […]

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March 25, 2015

East Africa open for business as trade facilitation programmes take root

Encouraging results achieved over the past year, including investments at key ports have resulted in reduced cargo transit times on East Africa’s main transport corridors, and accelerated implementation of the EAC’s Single Customs Territory. Harmonisation of product standards has expanded the EAC trade basket says TMA Annual Report. Kampala, 24 March 2015. Investments in trade […]

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March 23, 2015

European times launches Rwanda economic report

KIGALI, Rwanda – The economic investment report dedicated to strengthening Rwanda’s position and international exposure was recently launched in Kigali. This is essential for a country that was recently ranked the most competitive nation in East Africa, third in Africa in the world economic forum’s global competitiveness report. Rwanda’s Minister of Infrastructure James Musoni said […]

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March 20, 2015

States across East Africa renew commitment to combat e-waste

East African countries on Wednesday vowed to harmonize policy and regulatory frameworks to enhance response to the menace of electronic waste (e-waste) that poses serious threats to human and ecological health. Policy makers and experts from the region said in Nairobi that countries will share best practices and roll out joint programs to promote management […]

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March 9, 2015

Regional integration key to Kenya’s food security

The State of Food Insecurity (Sofi) 2014 report stated that the World Food Summit goal of halving the number of undernourished people by 2015 cannot be met. What does that mean for Kenya and East Africa as a whole? Currently, statistics show that the number of undernourished people in the world is falling by an […]

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February 18, 2015

Trading Out of Poverty in East Africa – Making it Happen

The Saana Institute partnered with the Trade Out of Poverty All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) to organise a seminar on trade, development and poverty reduction in East Africa on the 11th of February at the House of Commons. The event featured Frank Matsaert, Chief Executive Office of TradeMark Africa (TMA), Patrick Obath, Board Director for […]

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