Trade among youth the best way to develop EAC

>Corruption within the Immigration and Customs departments is one of the major hurdles to cross-border trade in East Africa, it was observed during the sensitisation of border communities recently.

Is EAC At Gunpoint Over EU Trade Agreement?
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On January 30, ministers from the East Africa Community (EAC) partner states flew to Brussels to meet the European commissioner for trade to conclude three days of negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe. But according to a ...

There is evidence that more trade restrictions have been introduced in the East African Community (EAC) bloc since the coming into force of the Common Market Protocol nearly four years ago, it was revealed here yesterday.

>The United States says it will support the East African Community (EAC) to overcome trade barriers and improve competitiveness of its export products in the international markets.

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Tanzania's Trade Share in EAC Increases
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TANZANIA'S share of intra-regional trade in East African Community region has increased from 15 per cent in 2005 to 26 per cent by last year grossing over 1.5 billion US dollars, the government has said. The Permanent Secretary at Ministry of East African ...
Tanzania ready for East African single visa to participateNFL News and Rumors
Kenya, TZ to enforce tour operators' dealCapital FM Kenya
Harmonising travel in East...

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.

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EAC Trade Climbed To $5.5bn In Last Decade
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VENTURES AFRICA – Over the past eight years, intra‐regional trading within the East African Community (EAC) has grown from $2 billion in 2005 to $5.5 billion in 2013; this has been directly linked to the implementation of the Customs Union Protocol.
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>The International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) has agreed to support the East African Community (EAC) in promoting food trade within the framework of the Common Market protocol and EAC Food Security Action Plan.

A new project to boost intra-African trade has been launched at the on-going World Trade Organisation’s talks taking place in Nairobi, it was announced here yesterday.