NGOWI: Industrialising the EAC via banning of second-hand clothes: Some economic perspectives

>The 16th ordinary meeting of the heads of states of the East African Community (EAC) was held on the 20th February 2015 in Nairobi Kenya. These Presidents of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi made a number of resolutions. Among them is the resolution to speed industrial development in the regional block through banning importation of second hand clothes and vehicles popularly known as mitumba in Kiswahili.

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10 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Jan

ECONOMIC MADE SIMPLE: Economic perspectives on weakening Tanzanian shilling

>Tanzanian shilling has been declining in relation to the major global currencies such as the US dollar in the recent past. In the week starting January 19, 2015 we observed the exchange rate of $1 for over Sh1,800.

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: The second-hand clothes personal shopper

The Ugandan personal shopper who scours the stalls of Kampala's busiest second-hand clothes market for the best bargains.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Aug

Economic perspectives of over 16,000 people seeking only 117 jobs

Among the biggest challenges that face the world today include unemployment and underemployment. 

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Jul

Why is Tanzania not EAC’s economic powerhouse?

Lexicographers tell us an ‘economy’ is the wealth and resources of a given community (such as a nation-state) in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services... and that a ‘powerhouse’ is a power station where electrical power is generated for general distribution...

 

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

13 Mar

Stakeholders discuss the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and the EAC

Press Release_Stakeholders Discussion on EPA btn EU and EAC_11March_FIN.pdf by moblog

EAC graphs and figures.pdf by moblog

2015 MAR Fiche EPA EAC.pdf by moblog

Overview of the EPA state of play.pdf by moblog

 

11 years ago

Michuzi

EAC AND UEMOA SHARE EXPERIENCES ON CROSS BORDER LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The EAC Secretary General Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera make his remarks East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 19 March 2014: A two-day workshop themed Cross Border Local Economic Development-Synergy Perspectives for Joint Action between Local Governments and Regional Integration Organizations in EAC and West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine - UEMOA) is underway at the Mt. Meru Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania.
The workshop's core...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Aug

EDITORIAL: Tourism, air transport must go hand in hand

One of the most striking aspects in CCM’s 2015-2020 manifesto is the ruling party’s desire to see Tanzania attract two million tourists come 2020, up from the current 1.1 million.

 

5 years ago

Michuzi

EAC Secretariat urges Partner States to prepare economic recovery plans for the time after COVID-19

The COVID-19 global pandemic is not only a major health crisis that challenges health systems across the globe. It has far reaching ramifications on economies worldwide. The medium- and long-term effects resulting from the measures taken to slow down and contain the spread of the disease remain unforeseeable.

The East African Community region is no exception. On a positive note, the free movement of goods and services in the EAC has been maintained and the supply situation for staple food...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Aug

Industrialising TZ: is it another hoax?

Yet another top leader in the teetering Govt. of President Jakaya Kikwete (2005-2015?), Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda, has come out with a pledge to industrialize Tanzania for meaningful and sustainable socio-economic growth.

 

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