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December 16, 2019

Over 3 million people to benefit from African Development Bank’s €345 million road construction support

Over three million people in Tanzania and Kenya will benefit from a €345 million financing package for road construction support, approved by the African Development Bank’s (https://www.AfDB.org/) board in Abidjan on Thursday. The Bank’s support for the Mombasa-Lunga Lunga/Horohoro and Tanga-Pangani-Bagamoyo roads Phase I, is in the form of African Development Bank and African Development […]

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December 9, 2019

Simulations forecast far-reaching economic benefits for Eastern Africa from AfCFTA

The push for greater economic integration in Africa is not a new phenomenon by any means. Efforts to achieve some level of continental integration can be traced as far back as 1960, also nicknamed “the year of Africa” due to the heightened spread of Pan-Africanist sentiments, culminating into the independence of the largest number of African countries of any other year in history.

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December 9, 2019

EU And COMESA Sign 8.8m Euros Deal To Support Private Sector

The European Union and COMESA have signed 8.8 million Euros Contribution Agreement to increase private sector participation in sustainable regional and global value chains through improved investment/business climate and enhanced competitiveness in the COMESA region. The funds will be used to implement the Regional Enterprise Competitiveness and Access to Markets Program (RECAMP), focusing on agro-processing, […]

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November 25, 2019

One Stop Border Posts: Transforming Trade And Lives

To most people, a One Stop Border Post (OSBP) at one of East Africa’s border crossing points is simply a building where papers are processed.  TradeMark Africa (TMA) has worked to establish and improve systems at 13 OSBPs across East Africa to ensure that they are much more.  To the frequent border users,these infrastructures are […]

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November 25, 2019

Enthusiasm for regional integration, as ECA and Trademark East Africa conduct national forum on the AfCFTA

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Trademark East Africa (TMA) launched the National impact assessment report that presented the effects of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Uganda, during a national AfCFTA stakeholder consultation meeting on 31 October 2019. Emphasizing that regional platforms are “the way to go” for developing countries […]

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November 20, 2019

Corporate Kenya is still a man’s world, says gender equity report

Women still lag behind in Kenya’s corporate sector management with only 22 per cent representation in the managerial positions, a report on gender equality in the workplace shows. Further, no company has achieved a gender balance at all four levels, that is, board, executive, senior management and general workforce. In totality, women account for 23 […]

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November 15, 2019

Unsung heroes behind vibrant cross-border trade in EAC

A rare breed of men and women has effectively eclipsed out forex bureaus and commercial banks in exchange of regional currencies at the cross-border points. They are the unspoken powers driving money exchange business at land border crossings of the East African Community (EACV) member States, where they are, in many cases, the only option […]

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November 15, 2019

African Development Bank has $115bn more for projects on the continent

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will use its newly ramped-up capital base to help boost private sector investment on the continent and invest in infrastructure projects that support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). These are some of the plans the bank has for the additional $115bn (R1.7-trillion) recently approved by its shareholders, according […]

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November 14, 2019

One Stop Border Posts transforming Cross border trade and lives

To a newcomer using a One Stop Border Posts (OSBP) at one of East Africa’s border crossing points where TradeMark Africa (TMA) has worked; the OSBP buildings strike a breathtaking view of modern infrastructure. They magnificently display an artistic presence in the rural remote areas, where most border crossings are, often set against the backdrop of [...]

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November 13, 2019

‘Africa needs to close productivity gap to avert jobs crisis’ – OECD

That’s the main conclusion from a new report Africa’s Development Dynamics  Achieving Productive Transformation, published by the African Union (AU) and the OECD on November 5. As it stands, productive transformation is not taking off, especially in the employment-intensive sectors where it is most needed, the report finds. Far from catching up, Africa is falling further behind emerging […]

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