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It was born a long 22 years after a regional economic bloc by the same name but with fewer partner states collapsed – in 1977 – after only ten years of existence. The current edition of the EAC stands on a surface area of 2.5 million square kilometres and is home to 172 million people, […]
The East African Community (EAC) has launched a campaign aimed at creating a new momentum towards its regional integration agenda. COMPETITION The campaign dubbed ‘The EAC I Deserve’, which targets to reach over 10 million East African citizens in the next one year, was officially launched during the regional bloc’s 20th anniversary in Arusha, Tanzania, […]
As the East African Community (EAC) Marks 20 years of regional integration, the East African Business Council has organized a high level business and investment summit. Slated for November 28th and 29th this year, the meeting is intended to discuss wys of making East Africa a leading trade and investment destination and how to increase intra EAC trade. This […]
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Trademark East Africa (TMA) launched the National impact assessment report that presented the effects of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Uganda, during a national AfCFTA stakeholder consultation meeting on 31 October 2019. Emphasizing that regional platforms are “the way to go” for developing countries […]
East African countries are progressively improving their policy frameworks governing trade, but governments need to do more to improve the business environment as a whole, according to the second edition of the African Union Commission’s (AUC) economic report produced in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Centre. Governments in the […]
President Paul Kagame told lawyers from member countries of the East African Community that they should continue to have an active role in realising the integration agenda for the region. The members of the East Africa Law Society are meeting in Kigali for the annual conference and General Assembly. Kagame, who is also the Chairperson […]
East African countries are progressively improving their policy frameworks governing trade, but governments need to do more to improve the business environment as a whole, according to the second edition of the African Union Commission’s (AUC) economic report produced in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Centre. Governments in the […]
African political and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town will be urged to follow through with commitments made to regional integration, trade experts say. As the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) enters the implementation phase, WEF Africa can jumpstart discussions on the process of dismantling barriers to regional trade, says […]
For years, trade has proven to be a key driver of economic growth for many countries. It has also been the fuel for powering regional integration for continents. This could be the reason why Africa has, in recent decades, experienced a proliferation of sub-regional agreements including in the East African Community (EAC). The benefits of […]