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July 24, 2014

ELECTRONIC CARGO SYSTEMS USED IN THE COUNTRY

TANZANIA has outshined her East African Community (EAC) partner states in launching and executing electronic cargo systems around the region, Deputy Minister for East African Cooperation, Abdullah Juma-Saadala, has revealed here. Speaking during the ongoing East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) sessions here, Dr Saadala noted that Tanzania was keen to reduce and significantly so, the […]

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July 24, 2014

EAC SECTORAL COUNCIL ON TRADE, INDUSTRY, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT KICKS-OFF IN ARUSHA

Arusha — The East African community Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (SCTIFI) is underway at the EAC headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The 27th -30th May meeting will be held through the sessions of Senior Officials; the Co-ordination Committee (Permanent Secretaries); and the Ministerial session. The four-day meeting which brings together the Ministers […]

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July 24, 2014

EAST AFRICA REGION MOVES TO CUT COSTS OF DOING BUSINESS

THE implementation of the Single Custom Territory (SCT) is seen as a crucial move that will reduce costs of doing business and increase efficiency in East African Community customs’ services, but for the Tanzania clearing and forwarding agents it is a blessing in disguise. The SCT is one of the key regional integration priority policy […]

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July 24, 2014

PROPOSED EAC BUDGET UP FOR DEBATE

Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) will this week begin discussion and debate on the EAC Budget for the next financial year during their current session here. The EAC budget proposal speech, in which over $120 million is set down in estimates will be delivered by the current Chair of the EAC Council […]

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July 24, 2014

RWANDA, BURUNDI, SOUTH SUDAN JOIN UNIFIED EAST AFRICA PAYMENTS SYSTEM

Trade within East Africa is expected to receive a boost as new plans are underway to bring in Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan into a regional payments structure, as Tanzania pushes for a cargo clearing system for the Central Corridor. Currently, the East African Payments System (EAPS) is operational in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The […]

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July 24, 2014

UGANDANS LIKE E-CARGO SYSTEM

Many traders are now demanding that the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) be expanded to cover the entire East African region so that they can fully enjoy the benefits of the new system even outside Uganda. This follows the successful launch of the Electronic Cargo Tracking System in Uganda after it was also effectively piloted. […]

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July 24, 2014

TRADEMARK EAST AFRICA, USAID INVEST IN MORE EFFICIENT TRADE FOR RWANDA

Kigali: As a landlocked country, regional trade is an essential ingredient of Rwanda’s future economic success. Recognizing this, officials from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and TradeMark Africa ( TMA ) signed a $ 5.7 million Cooperative Agreement affirming their partnership under President Obama’s Trade Africa Initiative under the USAID Trade Infrastructure […]

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July 24, 2014

EAC PROBES RICE IMPORT DUTY DECISION

Decision by Rwanda and Uganda to impose 75% import duty on Tanzanian rice exports in contravention of East African Community (EAC) Customs Union Protocol is under scrutiny. Responding to Tanzania’s rice exporters, the EAC Secretariat said in a statement on Thursday that: “We know the issue and that the countries are negotiating a settlement.” Under […]

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July 24, 2014

COUNCIL. EA TRADE BARRIERS SET TO END WITH SCT TAKE-KANDA

Full implementation of Single Custom Territory (SCT), aimed at eradicating trade barriers in East Africa, begins on July 1, the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) confirmed. The SCT initiatives are under the trilateral arrangement including Tanzania, Burundi and Uganda for the central corridor and Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda for the northern corridor that was piloted from […]

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July 24, 2014

TANZANIA AND BURUNDI TO OPERATIONALIZE OSBP CONCEPT AT KABANGA, KOBERO BORDER

The United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Burundi have moved steps closer towards operationalizing One Stop Border Post (OSBP) concept at Kabanga/Kobero border on a pilot basis. The move follows completion of the construction of temporary structures and installation of ICT systems at the border between the two Partner States with the support […]

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