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East African Community leaders and the business community are excited at the move by Kenyan President William Ruto to ease trade restriction between Kenya and Uganda, saying it gives new hope for deeper integration. Since his inauguration in September last year, Ruto has reversed several of his predecessor’s policies including lifting restrictions on imports from […]
There was relief to Busia Cereal business ventures as a Sh. 38million market constructed by TradeMark Africa (TMA) was inspected in readiness for use in two weeks’ time by cross border traders. The first modern cereal market is set to house over 160 traders both from Busia Kenya and Uganda and is 99 per cent […]
In a joint statement between the Ministry of Trade and Industry and TradeMark Africa on January 27, 2023, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor (MP) and Amb. Erastus Mwencha, the Board Chairman of TradeMark Africa (TMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on improving Ghana’s trade infrastructure and environment. […]
TradeMark East Africa, one of the world’s leading Aid for Trade organisation, has today rebranded to TradeMark Africa (TMA) (www.TradeMarkAfrica.com) and simultaneously officially launched its West Africa operations. Founded in 2010 in Kenya, today marks TradeMark Africa expansion from its previous core operational area of East Africa and the Horn, to also support countries in […]
Africa’s significant growth potential is being constrained by low trading volumes both within the continent and exporting from it. Trade infrastructure gaps, unaligned regulatory environments and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) make life hard for exporters, leading to a predominance of primary goods in the export portfolio, and a host of lost opportunities to boost intra-African trade. […]
About us The Board Of Directors. Guided By International Best Practice. TradeMark Africa Board Members represent leading business and civil society professionals in East Africa. The Board is chaired by Erastus Mwencha, who is the former Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission; Vice Chair Patrick Obath– Managing Consultant at Eduardo and Associates, Kenya; Rob [...]
TradeMark Africa and Ghana Strengthen Partnership Learn More PRESS RELEASE TMA Board Chair H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn Delivers Rousing Public Lecture in Ghana on the 5th Anniversary of the AfCFTA Learn More PRESS RELEASE ANNUAL REPORT 2023/24 Download Read our Strategy 2023-2030 Press Release It’s Time for No-Stop-Borders in Africa Press Release OUR PILLARS FOR GROWING […]
This is part of UNBSs US$4.5m decentralisation project where it has set up 3 laboratories in Mbale, Gulu and Mbarara Mbale, 29th Sept 2022: The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) Mbale Regional Laboratory was officially launched today by Minister of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives Hon. Francis Mwebesa in a colourful ceremony in Mbale, Eastern […]
The post-COVID-19 landscape the new U.K. leadership headed by Liz Truss inherits today shows widening social and economic disparities along with deeper inequalities of opportunities at the global level. Continuing the trend of cuts to the U.K. aid budget and the current policy of “aid for trade” will not provide the newly formed government with the backdrop to address […]
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was signed on 21st March 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda, by 44 out of the 55 African countries, and brokered by the African Union (AU). This agreement was born of the realisation that total trade exports from Africa to the rest of the world are estimated at USD 760 billion; […]