Government calls for cutting trade barriers to spur regional trade

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Government calls for cutting trade barriers to spur regional trade
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NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya on has called on African countries to reduce domestic trade restrictions to help improve trade within East Africa Community (EAC). Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization Adan Mohamed said domestic laws and regulations and ...
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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Mar

With trade barriers ,we will not get anywhere

If data is anything to go by, ours is the poorest region in Africa. The harsh reality is that no country in East Africa deserves to be called the region’s economic powerhouse as is the case with other trading blocs and communities.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Mar

Trade barriers won’t do the eac any good

Some of the findings documented in the East African Community (EAC) Common Market Scorecard 2014 raise questions as to whether member states are truly serious about integrating their economies.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Jun

Dar focuses on removing trade barriers

Tanzania will enhance efforts to remove barriers to intra-African trade relations that hamper economic growth and poverty reduction initiatives.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Dec

Focus on private sector: Tech to lower trade barriers

Last week, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) met in Kenya for its regular ministerial conference. The meeting produced several breakthroughs, including a plan to phase out agricultural export subsidies and to eliminate tariffs on many IT products.

 

9 years ago

Michuzi

FINLAND GRANTS ADDITIONAL €2 MILLION TO TRADEMARK EAST AFRICA TO FACILITATE TRADE FACILITATION AND SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TANZANIA

Finland and TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) signed an agreement for additional funding on Friday December 11th to further support TMEA's work in enhancing trade across the East African Community to increase prosperity in the region.  The agreement was signed by the Finnish Ambassador to Tanzania, H.E. Pekka Hukka and Mr. Ali Murufuki, TMEA Board Chair. Finland has supported TMEA since 2013. The grant agreement will make available an additional Euro 2 million (approximately TZS 4.7 billion) to...

 

10 years ago

Michuzi

UK Trade & Investment London/South East Trade Mission to Tanzania

14 UK companies cutting across various sectors e.g. Education and Training, Security, Consultancy, Healthcare amongst others are hoping to penetrate new trade opportunities within Tanzania by taking part in UKTI London and South East trade mission to Tanzania between October 22nd-24th 2014. 
This is the first, independent visit by UKTI London and South East to Tanzania and East Africa.

Tanzania is fast emerging as a thriving commercial entity with a GDP growth rate of over 7% year upon year....

 

5 years ago

Financial Post

16 Feb

U.S.-Kenya Trade Talks Seen a Risk for Africa Regional Pact

U.S.-Kenya Trade Talks Seen a Risk for Africa Regional Pact  Financial PostView Full coverage on Google News

 

10 years ago

Coastweek

02 Oct

Regional trade union urges free movement of labour within EAC

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Regional trade union urges free movement of labour within EAC
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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.
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10 years ago

Michuzi

EAC PARTNER STATES URGED TO IMPLEMENT SQMT TO FACILITATE REGIONAL TRADE

The Director General of EAC Customs and Trade Directorate, Mr. Peter Kiguta has urged EAC Partner States to play their roles in the implementation of EAC  Standardization, Quality Assurance, Metrology and Testing Act (SQMT) in order to realize the intended benefits of harmonized standards, promote trade and increase competiveness of products in the region.
Speaking during the official opening of the 18th Meeting of East African Standard Committee, which is  underway at the EAC headquarters,...

 

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