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According to the 2013 Society for International Development report, The Future of Inequality in East Africa, gains from EAC integration could be hampered by the growing inequality gap in the region. Half of the population of the EAC, representing 71 million people, lives on $1.6 a day. There is evidence that women bear the brunt […]
Women, who form a key part of informal trade in East Africa, will benefit from a programme to equip them with knowledge in customs and trade procedures as well as boost their revenue. The $4.5 million scheme by TradeMark Africa (TMA) will involve women traders from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and South Sudan and […]
Hundreds of local women traders and exporters will benefit from a new programme under TradeMark Africa (TMA) that seeks to promote trade and support women-owned businesses in the region. The $19.5 million (about Rwf14.7 billion) Women and Trade programme will benefit about 25,000 businesswomen in Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda over the […]
Women, who form a key part of informal trade in East Africa, will benefit from a programme to equip them with knowledge in customs and trade procedures as well as boost their revenue. The $4.5 million (Sh461 million) scheme by TradeMark Africa (TMA) will involve women traders from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and South […]
Enterprises run by women and operating across the five-nation East African Community stands to benefit from a $4.5 million (Sh463.9 million) fund to enhance their capacity. This follows last week’s launch of a project dubbed “Women and Trade” by TradeMark Africa targeting about 25,000 women traders in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and South Sudan. […]
Cross-border trade in Sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by women traders who engage in informal trade because they lack market information but their economic potential can be elevated through skills training and education. Cross-border trade is the exportation of goods through country borders. “A lot of people go informal because they have the wrong idea about […]
NAIROBI: Women entrepreneurs across East Africa are expected to benefit from Sh460 million ($4.5 million) one year programme aimed at upgrading their businesses through cross-border trade. The programme, Women and Trade (WaT) funded by Trade Mark East Africa (TMA) is targeting 25,000 women in Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and South Sudan. About 5,000 women entrepreneurs […]
Successful regional integration needs women at the centre of business and trade Nairobi, 15th October 2015 – TradeMark Africa (TMA) today launched a USD 4.5 million Women and Trade programme in an event graced by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for foreign affairs. H.E. Ambassador Amina Mohammed and the Deputy Ambassador, Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands […]
By Rodrigue Rwirahira Women are dominating small scale cross-border trade between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), new findings have revealed. A research paper titled; ‘Deriving maximum benefit from small-scale cross-border trade between Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda’, reveal that at least 83 percent of traders around the area are women […]
The East Africa Community’s conference of women in business was launched at the KICC in Nairobi on Thursday. The event brought together women from Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya to share their experiences about doing business in their countries. It was also a forum for them to network with their sisters from across the […]
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