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Kampala- Six grain warehouse hubs in Uganda will benefit from the implementation of the self-regulation code which aims at reducing post-harvest losses due to poor storage at farm level. The Grain Council of Uganda (TGCU), supported by United Kingdom Department for International Development (DfID), through TradeMark Africa (TMA) – an aid for trade organisation, has […]
Arusha. Nearly seven years after the coming into force of the East African Community (EAC) Common Market Protocol, the issue of free movement of labour is still contentious. Concerted advocacy by lobby groups such as the East African Employers Organisation (EAEO), the East African Trade Unions Confederation (EATUC) and others do not appear to have […]
The Rwanda edition of the International Trade Centre’s SheTrades initiative was today launched in Kigali by First Lady Mrs Jeannette Kagame. During the launch mobile-phone provider MTN Rwanda also announced it would be offering women entrepreneurs free downloads and free browsing of the ITC SheTrades mobile application. Launched in September 2015, the SheTrades Initiative will […]
The Government is looking to cross-border markets planned at key border areas to improve trade and Rwanda’s exports to the region. According to James Tayebwa, the in charge of regional integration (cross-border trade) at Ministry of Trade, Industry and East African Community Affairs, a total of eight cross-border markets will be constructed by the government […]
Clash of minds was evident when a section of academics, economists and civil society members converged in Kampala to discuss the implications of free trade agreements on Industrialisation in Uganda and the entire East African Community (EAC) region as a whole. Special emphasis was on the EAC-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), a deal […]
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is consulting internally on how to proceed after business leaders requested for more time to allow for further consultations on the EAC Polythene Materials Control Bill, 2016, The New Times has learnt. The Bill was recently re-introduced for the second time during the August 2016 sitting in Arusha, Tanzania, […]
Rwandan cross-border truck drivers have expressed optimism that the soon-to-be launched electronic cargo tracking system will not only improve the safety of Rwanda-bound consignments from the east African coast but also avert possible conflicts between drivers and traders. Issa Mugarura, vice-president of Rwanda Truck Drivers Association (ACPLRWA), who was speaking to The New Times on […]
The WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has entered into force, with supporters hailing it as the greatest single achievement in the organisation’s history. The ratification is a timely boost for free trade advocates, at a time when the populist protectionist rhetoric of US President Donald Trump has been dominating the debate. The TFA has been under discussion since […]
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has entered into a partnership agreement with the East Africa Trade and Investment Hub to ensure best-in-class manufacturing of goods destined for the US market from East Africa. Signed yesterday (21 February) in Las Vegas, the agreement launches the ‘East Africa Cotton, Textile and Apparel Initiative’ to establish […]
Activists are working tirelessly for an East African Community (EAC) gender barometer, a lobby and advocacy tool measuring implementation of gender equality commitments by partner states, to be set up. According to Elizabeth Ampairwe, the coordinator for women and girls’ empowerment at the Eastern African Sub-Regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI), they […]
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