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The regional bloc is widely recognised as the most integrated and fastest growing in Africa but still needs to bring down all trade barriers and restrictions.

Uganda spends over $360 million annually on the importation of steel, with at least 70 per cent on importation of coils and billets products.

A new regulator or ombudsman for regional trade disputes is now likely to be in place by April after missing an earlier December target.

This comes amid unresolved dispute over whether to increase duty on imported clinker and reliance on imports or shore up capacity to meet local demand.

East Africa’s industrial landscape is at the centre of ongoing reforms designed to expedite intra-African trade and unify a stable, competitive and prosperous haven for trade and investment

The government has been seeking to reach 100 percent uptake of clean cooking by 2028, two years ahead of the expected time.

Protecting British farmers at the cost of a UK-Australia free trade deal would sacrifice the economic benefits of leaving the EU

Amb Mfumukeko assumed office as the 5 th EAC Secretary General on 26 th April, 2016 for a five-year, non-renewable term. His tenure as the EAC Secretary General ended on 25 th April, 2021.  Speaking during the farewell ceremony the Hon. Adan Mohamed, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for East African Community and Regional Development and the Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers, said that the outgoing Secretary General, Hon. Amb. Mfumukeko has made tremendous contributions to the success ...

Speeding up integration EAC chief’s top priority 26 Speeding up integration EAC chief’s top priority NEWLY appointed East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Dr Peter Mathuki, a Kenyan national, has kicked the ground running with the theme of speeding up the bloc’s integration. At an evening reception organized here by the private sector at the weekend, Dr Mathuki said he will focus on achieving ease of doing business in line with the common market protocol. The EAC is already a c...

Taarifa Rwanda Published 2 hours ago Industry captains have expressed their confidence in the incoming East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Peter Mathuki. They want the Kenya politician-cum-business executive to put in gear policy mechanisms that would spur intra-EAC trade to over 30%. Dr Mathuki assumed office on Friday in Arusha as the sixth secretary general of the six nation economic bloc. He takes over from Ambassador Liberat Mfumukeko from Burundi whose five year (2016-2021), w...