The Mombasa Port Community Charter is being launched in East Africa aimed at enhancing infrastructural development and improving the efficiency in clearing cargo. The Charter brings together 24 agencies to both coordinate and improve efficiencies...
Budgetary allocations by East African countries to infrastructure development are a pointer to the seriousness with which the regional governments are taking this key aspect of the economy. This year, Kenya allocated $266.3 million raised from the...
Since the beginning of this year, 10 non-tariff barriers (NTB) have been resolved within the East African Community. However, nine NTBs were reported as new in the same period. This is according to the latest report by the East African Community...
The 2014 East Africa Business Summit initially planned for the beginning of June has been postponed until October. The meeting aims to bring together over 100 top chief executive officers and government officials to address wide ranging development...
A new single customs territory is revolutionising the way goods are exported and imported into East Africa. South African traders would be well advised to take note, says Hester Hopkins, senior manager at professional services firm Deloitte....
The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has confirmed that from 1 July 2014 the Single Customs Territory (SCT) will be implemented in full for the region. The SCT is aimed at eradicating trade barriers in East Africa. The SCT initiatives fall under...
An information exchange system that will allow East Africans to report non-tariff barriers (NTBs) via a short message service on their mobile phone has been developed in Uganda. Sam Watasa, lead adviser on Uganda’s national response strategy for...
A modern railway line in East Africa is in the pipeline after Kenya and China signed a financial agreement committing the two countries to the Sh327 billion mega project. President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang led regional heads of...
Kenya is now implementing a comprehensive National Single Window (NSW) which will assist the country in improving trade facilitation in the region. According to Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta the implementation of Kenya’s NSW is the single most...
