COMESA, EAC, SADC MINISTERS AGREE TO LAUNCH AFRICA’S LARGEST FREE TRADE AREA

The Tripartite Sectoral Committee of Ministers meeting in Bujumbura, Burundi from 24 – 25 October 2014, agreed that the Tripartite Summit of Heads of State and Government to be held in Egypt in mid-December 2014 would launch the Tripartite Free Trade Area taking into account the fact that the majority of the Tripartite Member/Partner States have made ambitious tariff offers and were agreed on Rules of Origin to be applied in the interim whilst further work continues on product specific Rules...

Michuzi

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

20 May

Uganda happy with benefits from Comesa free trade area

Uganda’s exports to the 14 member countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) free trade zone (FTA) will not attract import taxes beginning July, Mr David Wakikona, the minister of State for Trade, has said.

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

16 Dec

East Africa: ITC, EAC Launch New Project to Boost African Trade

IPPmedia
East Africa: ITC, EAC Launch New Project to Boost African Trade
AllAfrica.com
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the East African Community (EAC) today announced that the two organizations are launching a new, joint project to boost intra-African trade. The Trade and Regional Integration Project (TRIP) for EAC was ...
Government calls for cutting trade barriers to spur regional tradeCoastweek
4TH EAC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' DEBATE ON REGIONAL INTEGRATION SET FOR...

 

10 years ago

East African Business Week

22 Jun

Tripartite Free Trade Area needs security

Tripartite Free Trade Area needs security
East African Business Week
The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) was signed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia and Mohamed Bilal, the Vice President of Tanzania on June 10. This was ...
Tripartite zone opportunityIndependent

all 5

 

10 years ago

Michuzi

COMESA-EAC LAUNCH ROUNDTABLES FOR CONSOLIDATING REGIONAL STABILITY THROUGH PEACEFUL ELECTIONS IN BURUNDI

The East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have this morning jointly launched Round-Tables for Consolidating Regional Stability through Peaceful Elections in the Republic of Burundi at the Royal Palace Hotel, in Bujumbura, Burundi.
Themed Peaceful Elections in Burundi for Regional Integration, the COMESA-EAC Roundtables are joint dialogue initiatives/activities geared towards promoting a peaceful environment for elections, prevent...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Nov

26 nations to create free trade area next month

Africa will launch its largest free trade area (FTA) next month.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Feb

Zuma envisions $2.6 trillion African single free-trade area

South African President Jacob Zuma yesterday lent his support to a pan-Africa free-trade area, which he said could be worth as much as $2.6 trillion.

 

9 years ago

Michuzi

ITC, EAC LAUNCH NEW PROJECT TO BOOST AFRICAN TRADE

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the East African Community (EAC) yesterday announced that the two organizations are launching a new, joint project to boost intra-African trade.
The Trade and Regional Integration Project (TRIP) for EAC was announced by the EAC Secretary-General Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera and ITC Executive Director Arancha González on the margins of the World Trade Organization’s Ministerial Conference taking place in Nairobi, Kenya from 15-18 December 2015.
The new...

 

9 years ago

Daily News | The National Newspaper (Press Release) (Blog)

16 Dec

EAC, ITC launch new project to boost intra-African trade

EAC, ITC launch new project to boost intra-African trade
Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
THE International Trade Centre (ITC) and the East African Community (EAC), are in the process of launching new 2.2 billion/- joint project to boost intra-African trade, an initiative which kicks off next January. 0 Comments. The Trade and Regional ...
4TH EAC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' DEBATE ON REGIONAL INTEGRATION SET FOR KAMPALAStarAfrica.com
EAC states to use common passport for...

 

10 years ago

Coastweek

02 Oct

Regional trade union urges free movement of labour within EAC

Ventures Africa
Regional trade union urges free movement of labour within EAC
Coastweek
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- The East African Trade Union Confederation (EATUC) has called on East African Community (EAC) member countries to ease movement of labour by removing barriers on cross-border employment within the trading bloc.
Regional Meeting Pushes for Free Labour MovementAllAfrica.com
Unlocking the potential of AfricaBanking Technology
How To Tour East Africa, And Maximize The AdventureVentures...

 

Share