EAC forms initiative to up intra-African trade

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