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Continued investments in trade infrastructure as well as the dismantling of bureaucratic and procedural barriers to economic integration is positioning the East African Community (...

Opening Statement for the Meeting of AU Ministers of Trade by H.E. Fatima Haram Acyl, Commissioner for Trade and Industry African Union Commission on 14 May 2015, Addis Ababa We a...

Manufacturers have decried the way tax incentives offered by the Rwanda Development Board are being implemented by the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA). The Rwanda Association of Ma...

A report by Pricewaterhouse and Coopers (PwC) on ‘Capital Projects & infrastructure in East Africa, Southern Africa and West Africa: Trends, Challenges and Future Outloo...

Having a regional cross-border payment systems in Africa goes a long way towards easing concerns that have arisen about the general reduction in correspondent banking relationships...

Budget prioritizes consolidation of the Common Market and the move towards the Monetary Union The EAC on Thursday presented Budget estimates for the Financial Year 2015/2016 total...

Investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) is a highly controversial issue, with a number of countries currently reassessing their positions. To inform and facilitate this debate, UN...

In Speech Utah Senator Outlines Support for Trade Preferences & Customs Legislation In a speech on the Senate floor today [14 May 2015], Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch...

The Commission of the African Union envisages holding a 2nd African Union Customs Experts Meeting on Coordinated Border Management in Africa from 20-22 May 2015 in Harare, Zimbabwe...

Lack of access to affordable trade finance is holding back the economic and employment potential of African countries, says Standard Bank. According to the African Development Ban...

The civil society has urged the European Union Delegation to enhance trade ties with Rwanda. This was during a debate and interaction programme at Goethe Institute in Kiyovu on We...

Kenya has approved the sale of the government’s stakes in five sugar companies and expects to sell 75 percent stakes in transactions that will be completed in the next nine to 12...

A roundtable comprising trade experts in the public and private sectors met in Nairobi, Kenya, recently to discuss the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) as a catalyst to Africa’...

The discovery of 6.5 billion barrels of oil reserves in the Albertine region of Uganda present an opportunity for the country to generate government revenues for domestic investmen...

EALA commenced its 6th Meeting of the 3rd Session with Members by commending the Chair of the Summit of EAC Heads of State, President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete for the insightful deliv...

Malawi’s economy loses nearly MKW 150 billion (nearly US$ 600 million) annually due to the effects of child undernutrition. This is the alarming finding of a new study launched o...

Tanzania has joined Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda in fast tracking the movement of goods along the main corridors (Northern and Central) under the Customs seals in the Comesa region. ...

Agriculture ministers from the G-20 group of major advanced and emerging economies have warned that global food wastage could have devastating consequences for food security, nutri...

The three-day Senior Officials’ Meeting segment of the African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT), commenced on Monday at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Th...

Report commissioned by Trócaire says increasing role of private sector in international development requires clarity on rules of ‘trade for aid’. Robust measures aimed at pre...