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According to the EAC, the focus of harmonisation of excise duties and VAT is to achieve neutrality for investments and trade

Fresh data by the CBK shows that Kenya’s imports from Tanzania grew nearly three-quarters in the six months to June 2021 compared with a year earlier.

Kenya’s imports from Tanzania grew nearly three-quarters in the six months to June 2021 compared with a year earlier.

Harmonise all business laws to ease EAC trade Monday May 17 2021 There is a need to consider harmonisation of major business laws to make trade between nations easier. SHUTTERSTOCK By CATHY MPUTHIA The opening remarks by President Samia Suluhu of Tanzania during her State visit to Kenya two weeks ago were, “ Mko na Uhuru upande wa Kenya na upande wa Tanzania tuko na Suluhu.” Her witty remarks were derived from the names of both presidents Uhuru and Suluhu. Translated into English her remark...

2021-05-05 14:31:54 GMT2021-05-05 22:31:54(Beijing Time) Xinhua English NAIROBI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday announced a raft of incentives aimed at wooing Tanzanian investors to the country. Kenyatta who also announced decisions to lift work permit and business visa requirements for Tanzanian investors said the prosperity of the two countries hinges on creating a conducive business environment, boosting economic cooperation and growing mutually benefic...

Great expectations as Kenya prepares to receive Samia on her maiden state visit Monday May 03 2021 Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu is expected to make an official visit to Kenya this week. PHOTO | AFP Summary Now, Kenya expects that under her tenure, the spats over tariff and non-tariff barriers and movement of goods, people and labour under the EAC Common Market Protocol will begin to be resolved in a structured manner. Advertisement There was an air of optimism in Kenya ahead of a planned v...

Daily Monitor Monday May 03 2021 President Samia inspects a guard of honour after being sworn in as the sixth president of Tanzania. Photo/ Tanzania State House Summary Now, Kenya expects that under her tenure, the spats over tariff and non-tariff barriers and movement of goods, people and labour under the EAC Common Market Protocol will begin to be resolved in a structured manner. Advertisement There was an air of optimism in Kenya ahead of a planned visit by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu H...

THE STANDARD By Dominic Omondi | March 7th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Trucks queue to deliver maize at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) Eldoret depot. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard] Kenya has set the stage for a war with its main trading partners after it banned importation of maize from Uganda and Tanzania. The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) said on Friday that surveillance and tests they had done on maize from the two countries had shown that most of it was infected with aflatox...

The East African Tuesday February 23 2021 Summary Source close to the negotiations told The EastAfrican that the technical experts from member countries tasked with harmonising the varying tax rules and rates in the region have not held sessions for over a year after some member countries raised concerns over the plan to harmonise value added tax (VAT), Income tax and Excise tax. Advertisement East Africa’s grand plan of harmonising domestic taxes to eliminate harmful tax competition and pr...

Taarifa Rwanda Published 3 months ago 0share Kenyans have never believed that Uganda can produce anything worth in surplus to sell to the neighbouring markets. It should be remembered that since the late 1960’s, Uganda slid into lengthy intermittent civil wars and this gave a chance to Kenya that embarked on growing its economy and turning into a leading producer of all forms of products that the region needed. However, Uganda has been steadily working around its internal economics for examp...