Kenya enhances customs valuation system for efficient and transparent trade
Customs valuation is the process of determining the value of goods for the purpose of assessing the amount of taxes and duties they should be charged Nairobi, 03 May 2024: The Kenya Revenue Authority and the United Kingdom (UK) have partnered to streamline the Customs valuation process to make it more efficient, transparent, consistent, and predictable. […]
TradeMark Africa Launches Third Safe Trade Zone Market in Moyale
Moyale, Ethiopia, 27th April 2024: Small-scale women traders play a crucial role in economic growth and regional integration, yet they face numerous challenges, especially in cross-border trade within regions like the Horn of Africa and East Africa. Moyale Border exemplifies these hurdles, from harsh environmental conditions to lengthy clearance procedures and high transaction costs. Additionally, the […]
Kenyan and Ethiopian business communities convene in Addis Ababa to explore mutually beneficially investment opportunities
April 24, 2024, marked the beginning of a four-day strategic trade and investment mission in Addis Ababa, bringing together Kenya and Ethiopia’s business communities, policymakers, and Competent Authorities from the Kenya-Ethiopia Trade and Investment Missions. With funding from USAID-ERRA, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), in collaboration with the Addis Ababa Chambers of Commerce and Sectoral Association, kicked off a […]
A boost to East Africa’s grain trade as pioneering aflatoxin decontamination plants are unveiled
Bungoma, February 01, 2024: The Canadian Government, through TradeMark Africa (TMA), has provided aflatoxin decontamination plants to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots in Bungoma and Nairobi. This will enhance food security by creating the capability to significantly reduce aflatoxin contamination in grains like maize. Aflatoxins are recognised by the World Health Organisation as […]
Cross-border women traders to benefit from a newly launched safe trade market
The Busia County Government offered the 1.5-acre piece of land on which the market stands. In his remarks, the Governor ofBusia, June 20, 2023: TradeMark Africa (TMA) jointly with Busia County Government, the Ministry in charge of EAC Affairs and development partners, have today officially launched a safe space market that will benefit 160 women cross-border […]
TradeMark Africa announces multi-million-dollar plan to advance greener, more inclusive, and digital trade in Africa
Nairobi, 14 June 2023: Following over 13 years of supporting trade facilitation initiatives across East Africa, Southern Africa and the Horn of Africa, TradeMark Arica (TMA) has announced its third strategic plan billed to support more inclusive, greener, and digital trade initiatives. The strategy covers 2023-2030. TMA targets to raise and invest $700 million over […]
Kenya’s green move to shift 50% of horticultural exports from air-freight to sea-freight
Mombasa, 17 May 2023: Under the leadership of the Netherlands, supported by Denmark and the European Union (EU), TradeMark Africa (TMA) with the Kenyan Government and private sector, have today kicked off plans aimed at driving the country’s shift to the green and sustainable transportation of Kenyan horticultural exports. Successful implementation of the plans will […]
TradeMark Africa and AfricaNenda ink partnership to design digital innovations in financial services for trade
Innovations will facilitate capital flows across borders Nairobi, 06 December 2022: AfricaNenda and TradeMark Africa (TradeMark) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding committing to collaborate towards creating digital-related solutions that will enhance financial inclusion across Eastern Africa trade environment. Intra-African trade is expected to increase as the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area accelerates; […]
Modern Market Space for Moyale Cross Border Traders – 200 small scale women traders are set to benefit from a safe trade zone market space
200 small scale women traders are set to benefit from a safe trade zone market space Addis Ababa, October 20, 2022: Hundreds of traders cross the border between Kenya and Ethiopia in Moyale, usually under the scorching sun. They bring their items in the morning to set up shop on open-air grounds and ferry the same […]
TradeMark Africa (TMA) and Centre for Agricultural and Bioscience International (CABI) Sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support Standards, Sanitary & Phyto-Sanitary work in Trade
Nairobi 25th August: Regional trade facilitation organisation TradeMark Africa has this morning signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Agricultural and Bioscience International (CABI) to cement collaboration and working together for the organisations to promote to enhance market access for regional produce. The two organisations have collaborated since 2017 to implement various Sanitary […]