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January 19, 2015

Why and how trade and investment can transform Kenya

Today Kenya is ranked as a middle income country with a Gross Domestic Product in excess of US$50 billion becoming the fourth largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa behind Nigeria, South Africa and Angola. These three countries have massive natural resources. Kenya is joining this league with several oil and natural gas drills yielding fruits. Kenya […]

December 16, 2014

Make the people own EAC : Call

Trade Mark East Africa has called on East African partner states to closely work with civil societies in the implementation of the East African Community (EAC) integration for their citizens to understand, own and benefit from the integration. Opening the 3rd Civil Society Forum, which attracted activists from across the region here yesterday, Trade Mark […]

December 8, 2014

World Bank to boost EAC farming with $1.2b

NAIROBI, Kenya – The World Bank recently agreed to boost agriculture in East African with $1.2 billion. This support is additional to large ongoing individual country programs. Besides paying for better infrastructure, the projects being funded are expected to improve the competitiveness of the East African Community (EAC) states. Philippe Dongier, the World Bank Country […]

November 17, 2014

Uganda for easier border

BUSIA, Uganda – Trade on the Kenya –Uganda border is likely to become much easier with the completion of the Busia One Stop Border Post (OSBP) which will be completed early next year. While briefing media last weetk, Ms Edith Mwanje , the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of East African Community Affairs said, the aim of […]

November 13, 2014

Uganda’s TMA National Oversight Committee tours Busia One Stop Border Post

The National Oversight Committee (NOC) of the TMA Uganda Country Programme, led by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of East African Community Affairs Ms. Edith Mwanje, conducted a site visit of the Busia One Stop Border Post on the 6th November 2014 to assess the progress made and status of construction. Also in attendance […]

October 21, 2014

Rwanda deserves equal access to EAC markets

As new minister, what are your areas of focus? What do you want to achieve? I may be new as a minister but Rwanda’s commitment to regional integration is not new and I’m guided here by Rwanda’s priorities in EAC integration process. We are not starting from scratch, a number of things have been achieved. […]

September 29, 2014

Business lobby urges removal of barriers to EAC trade

A regional business lobby has called on the East African Community (EAC) secretariat and its member states to address the challenges that are crippling trade within the bloc. The East African Business Council (EABC), an apex organisation of the business community in the region, through its chairman Felix Mosha said this during this year’s annual […]

September 22, 2014

East Africa told to be wary of bad trade agreements

The East African Community partner states should choose who to trade with and shun ‘bad’ trade agreements in order to maximise benefits from inter-regional trade, Arancha Gonzalez, the executive director of International Trade Centre (ITC), has said. Gonzalez was responding to a question posed during a media conference at the closure of the World Export […]

July 25, 2014

TRA TRAINS CROSS BORDER ENTREPRENEURS ON PAYING DUTY

The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has began to train small and medium entrepreneurs involved in cross-border trade on what products they should pay duty so they could benefit from what they trade in the East Africa Community. This was revealed on Friday by the TRA’s Principal Taxpayer Service Officer, Rose Mahendeka, at the training of […]

July 25, 2014

TRA TRAINS CROSS BORDER ENTREPRENEURS ON PAYING DUTY

The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has began to train small and medium entrepreneurs involved in cross-border trade on what products they should pay duty so they could benefit from what they trade in the East Africa Community. This was revealed on Friday by the TRA’s Principal Taxpayer Service Officer, Rose Mahendeka, at the training of […]