Finland reiterates its commitment for enhanced partnership in trade facilitation initiatives
Finland’s Development Policy Committee visited the Port of Mombasa on 1 November 2023, where they were hosted by the Kenya Ports Authority‘s Managing Director Captain William Ruto to witness our joint trade facilitation projects. The delegation, including Finnish MPs, civil society actors and government representatives, led by Finland Deputy Head of Mission to Kenya and TMA’s […]
Launch of Port Projects in Kenya’s Lake Region to Catalyse East Africa’s Regional Trade and Integration
The Government of Kenya’s commitment to fast-track the construction of the Homa Bay Pier and other trade facilitation initiatives along the shores of Lake Victoria is expected to spur regional trade by reducing the time and costs of doing business. During his recent 4-day visit to the Nyanza region, Kenya’s President, William Ruto, launched several […]
Navigating a Sea Change: Kenya’s Horticultural Exports Forge Ahead
In an ambitious stride towards revolutionising the logistics landscape of Kenya’s horticultural exports, TradeMark Africa, in collaboration with the Kenya Flower Council, recently hosted the second Logistics Working Group meeting on September 14, 2023, in Nairobi. This marked a pivotal moment in the pursuit of transitioning from air to sea freight, a core objective within the European […]
European Union collaborates with the Republic of Djibouti for regional and continental economic integration in Africa
Djibouti, September 25th, 2023: The European Union (EU) is partnering with the Republic of Djibouti and the African Alliance for e-commerce to organise the ongoing 9th edition of the International Single Window Conference taking place in Djibouti from September 25 to 26, 2023. This conference highlights some of the investment opportunities and ongoing developments throughout the […]
Africa food forum roots for greater involvement of women and youth in intra-regional trade
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), TradeMark Africa (TMA) and Food Trade Coalition for Africa (FTCFA) converged in Tanzania at the 2023 Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF), where they reflected on challenges and pathways for fair and inclusive trade environment for women and youth. With about […]
Compliance to Standards Boosts Rwanda’s Tourism Industry
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) and TradeMark Africa (TMA)’s decade-long partnership to ensure standards and conformity assessment services are at the heart of fast-tracking trade have yielded tremendous results. Aside from reduced time required to purchase Rwanda’s standards from 5.2 days before 2021 to 4.1 hours after automating RSB’s systems, the interventions positioned 20 agrifood enterprises […]
EAC Unveils An Online Tool To Measure Performance of One Stop Border Posts
Nairobi, 12 July 2023: The East African Community (EAC) has developed and unveiled an online tool to measure the performance of the twenty two (22) One Stop Border Posts (OSBPs) across the region. The EAC Secretary General, Hon. (Dr) Peter Mathuki unveiled the One Stop Border Post Performance Measurement Tool at the just ended 14th African Union High Level […]
Trade Catalyst Africa appoints inaugural CEO to lead mobilisation of finance for trade infrastructure development and trade finance access
Nairobi, 3 July 2023: Trade Catalyst Africa (TCA), a wholly owned commercial subsidiary of leading African aid-for-trade organisation, TradeMark Africa (TMA), has appointed Mr. Duncan Onyango as its inaugural Chief Executive Officer. Duncan, an Oxford-educated investment executive with over two decades of management experience, will assume his new role on 3 July 2023. He joins TCA […]
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 […]