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EAC revives capital markets committee after six-year break Regional regulators push for stronger market integration Committee links capital markets reforms to monetary union goals East African Community (EAC) Partner States are set for closer coordination on capital markets after the bloc reactivated a technical committee that had been dormant for six years, positioning the region…
Busia plans a Sh2 billion market to boost cross-border trade Stakeholders work on the design of the proposed trading facility Plans include smart stalls, cold rooms and solar power infrastructure A vision decades in the making took another step forward this week, as government agencies and development partners spent two days thrashing out the details…
Kenya backs AGOA extension to 2028 for continued US market access. Tea, coffee, flowers and nuts could benefit from tariff free exports. Government pushes value addition to boost agricultural export earnings. Kenya has welcomed a proposal to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to December 2028, saying the move would provide exporters with…
Kigali will host the 26th EAC MSMEs Trade Fair from October 30 to November 8, 2026. The event will focus on leather and horticulture while promoting regional trade, investment and jobs. The EAC Quality Awards 2026 will be held alongside the trade fair. The East African Community (EAC) will hold its 26th Micro, Small and…
The State Department for East African Community (EAC) Affairs has urged the National Assembly to fast-track amendments to Kenya’s tax laws to align them with regional frameworks, warning that failure to do so could trigger retaliatory trade measures from neighbouring countries. Appearing before the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, Principal Secretary…
Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Executive Secretary Dr. Masinde Bwire has disclosed that pollution in the lake has increased by 50 percent over the last four decades posing a danger to human and aquatic life. Speaking in Kisumu during the 22nd Sectorial Council of Ministers on Lake Victoria Basin (SECOM-LVB), Dr. Bwire said that the…
