Malawi Exports to Receive a Boost as the Standards Body Seeks International Recognition
Products from Malawi will soon find it easier to enter and compete in the international market following a move to support accreditation of the Malawi Bureau of Standards(MBS) by an internationally recognised standards accreditation body. This has been made possible with the EUR 50,000 funding from the Irish Embassy in Malawi through TradeMark Africa. Currently, […]
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; […]
X-ray Cargo Scanners Worth USD $2.65 Million Set to Improve Efficiency and Revenue Collection at Tunduma OSBP
Tunduma, 24 November 2022: Border crossing processes at the Tunduma One Stop Border Post (OSBP), the crossing point between Tanzania-Zambia, have received an efficiency and effectiveness boost following installation of non-intrusive inspection facility for inspection of containerized and breakbulk cargo, as well as fuel tankers. The cargo scanners will replace the physical verification processes of containerized […]
Construction of DRCs Ruzizi 2 One Stop Border Post Starts after Site Handover to Contractor
The US$6.2million Project is funded by European Union through the IOM and TradeMark will provide a modern efficient border crossing for cargo and human traffic between DRC and Rwanda, two leading trade partners in the East African region. Ruzizi 2, 23rd November 2022: The construction of the Democratic Republic of Congo Ruzizi 2 One Stop […]
Zanzibar Enhances Preparedness Against Spread of Communicable Diseases at Unguja and Pemba Entry Points
Today the Ministry of Trade and Industrial Development, in partnership with TradeMark Africa (TMA), delivered hand and walk-through thermal scanners to be installed at Zanzibar’s ports and airports in Unguja and Pemba. Today’s symbolic handover will improve the efficiency of port health officials who will be able to screen both embarking and disembarking passengers. This […]
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 […]
Uganda Bureau of Standards launches Mbale Regional Laboratory
This is part of UNBSs US$4.5m decentralisation project where it has set up 3 laboratories in Mbale, Gulu and Mbarara Mbale, 29th Sept 2022: The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) Mbale Regional Laboratory was officially launched today by Minister of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives Hon. Francis Mwebesa in a colourful ceremony in Mbale, Eastern Uganda. The […]
Launch of Berbera Food Laboratory by H.E. Muse Bihi, President of Somaliland
Berbera 15th Sept: The Berbera Food Laboratory was launched today in a colourful ceremony officiated by Somaliland President H.E. Muse Bihi Abdi along with senior government officials, representatives of the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) and TradeMark Africa (TMA). The US$ 484, 540 project was funded by FCDO and implemented by Somaliland Quality Control […]
TMA, TBS Continue Partnership to Promote Tanzania Businesses’ Access to International Markets
To mark an ongoing partnership, the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) and TradeMark Africa (TMA) have today signed a financing agreement worth TZS 9 billion aimed at strengthening frameworks that guide development, enforcement, and implementation of standards, quality management systems, laboratory testing capacity and accreditation. This agreement brings a total support by TMA to TBS […]
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 […]