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July 25, 2014

TANZANIA PRODDED ON SINGLE WINDOW

Tanzania has been urged to create a single window at border points so as to boost cross-border trade in the East African region. “There is a need for Tanzania government to create a single window at border points so as to make it easy for traders to conduct their business. The government must find ways […]

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July 25, 2014

EAST AFRICA: EMBRACING NEW PAYMENT SYSTEMS COULD BOOST RWANDA’S COMPETITIVENESS

The East African Community (EAC) member states, including Rwanda, continue to implement regional trade policies that aim to improve the business climate in the bloc and boost the region’s competitiveness. These policies are also meant to ease access to landlocked countries of region as well as reduce cost of doing business. This and other national […]

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July 24, 2014

REGIONAL TRADE NEEDS STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY, SINGLE WINDOW TO WORK IN HARMONY

The reality of the standard gauge railway (SGR) was highlighted when the Prime Minister of China and the President of Kenya put pen to paper in the presence of regional presidents at a State House event. The Government’s commitment to bringing positive reform in the trade logistics industry is, therefore, not in doubt. About two […]

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July 24, 2014

BUSINESS LEADERS DEMAND SHIFT TO NEW TRADE RULES

The East African Business Council, the umbrella body of the region’s private sector, has asked governments in the five-member East African Community (EAC) to expedite implementations of the new WTO trade facilitation agreement. Council chairperson, Felix Mosha, made the appeal on Tuesday during a breakfast meeting with trade facilitation institutions and the business community in […]

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July 24, 2014

RE-EXPORTS TO EAC HIT A NEW HIGH THIS YEAR

Foreign goods ordered by Kenyan traders for resale in region have risen sharply in the first quarter of the year amid dropping Indian Ocean piracy and improvement in cargo clearance. Official data shows that trade in re-exports — foreign goods that are imported to be exported again — stood at 11.3 billion in the first […]

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July 24, 2014

HOW NEW INITIATIVES WILL IMPROVE TRADE IN RWANDA AND EAC BLOC

Over the past few years, regional governments have stepped up efforts to improve the business environment and promote cross-border trade. This has involved building of new infrastructure and enacting new business supportive policies. These initiatives were largely responding to traders’ outcry over numerous barriers, like poor roads, delays at border posts and multiplicity of tax […]

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July 24, 2014

KENYA LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC ‘SINGLE WINDOW’ SYSTEM

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta launched a “National Electronic Single Window System,” which aims to facilitate trade with other East African states, at Friday a ceremony attended by the leaders of several neighboring countries. The system aims to remove impediments to trade between Kenya and other East African countries, which have adversely impacted Kenya’s business environment. […]

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July 24, 2014

EAC STATES TOLD TO EXECUTE TRADE SYSTEM

President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on East Africa Community member states to fast track implementation of electronic single window system to boost regional trade. Speaking at the Safari Park Hotel yesterday during the launch of the Kenya National Electronic Single Window System, Uhuru said the system will strengthen integration envisioned under EAC. “This launch marks […]

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July 24, 2014

CARGO CLEARANCE SYSTEM TO SAVE $150M

Kenya has launched a paperless cargo clearance system that is expected to save the economy millions of dollars by reducing the time and cost it takes to move goods across the region. The rollout of the Electronic Single Window System, also known as the Kenya Tradenet System, will cement the country’s position as the gateway […]

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