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The Office of the secretary General at the East African Community looks pleased with the progress the inter-Burundi dialogue has achieved so far. According to a recent statement from The East African community body, the mediator, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Facilitator, Benjamin William Mkapa, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania have so far done […]
Kampala: Trade Facilitation Projects implemented in Uganda by TradeMark Africa, will induce about US$ 50 million in attributable new trade for the country for 2015/16. Further, TMA attributable time savings have thus far resulted in a 5.7% reduction in transport time between Kampala and ports since inception. This resultantly reduced trade costs and improved a […]
Trade policy must be carefully crafted to ensure trade helps to reduce poverty, concluded a joint WTO-World Bank forum on 26 May, with speakers explaining how sound policies can help farmers, women and workers benefit from trade. The forum focused on rural poverty and gender inequality, employment and poverty alleviation, data gathering, and the Aid […]
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo argues that African agriculture needs innovation and the youth. Every year, thousands of young Africans migrate from their families’ small, often struggling farms in the countryside. Their dream — sometimes fulfilled, often not — is to find a more rewarding and stimulating life in the continent’s rapidly growing cities. Few […]
Farmers, especially those in rural areas, who operate small agribusinesses, will now find it easy to assess funding to expand their agricultural projects. This follows the signing of a refinancing deal between Access to Finance Rwanda, Bank of Kigali, and Duterimbere IMF under which Duterimbere secured a Rwf400 million loan for on-lending to small farmers […]
The TITF will be opened by the Minister for Industries and Trade, Mr Charles Mwaijage.“The Tanga –Uganda Oil pipeline project expected to cost about $4bn (£2.8bn) has generated a lot of interest in Tanga’s business community, and of course, there would be a lot of inquires on how society could cash in on the proposed […]
Trade is a basic economic commodity that activates and improves people’s socio-economic livelihoods. To increase competitiveness and spur regional economic growth, quality control and checking are pivotal. Standards, testing, conformity and assessment processes have been frequently mentioned as barriers to trade. East African countries – Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and now the rookie member, […]
The World Economic Forum on Africa is today concluding in Kigali. The auspicious annual meeting is one of the most important economic and socio-political events. Through it, countless influential politicians, top business leaders, international political leaders, selected intellectuals, scientists and journalists from many countries around the world come together to discuss the most pressing economic […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for the elimination of cross-border trade barriers in Africa. Unnecessary hurdles imposed by various states are hampering movement of goods and people, and in effect standing in the way to collective development. Mr Kenyatta said this in an interactive session at the ongoing World Economic Forum for Africa in Kigali […]
Trade issues took centre stage during the 103rd session of the Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, which was held on 25-29 April in Dakar, Senegal. Ministers discussed prospects regarding the Economic partnership agreements (EPAs) still under negotiation with the European Union, as well as issues related to […]
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