EAC faces $125mn funding crisis as member states delay payments
The funding gap threatens programmes covering trade, infrastructure, industrialisation, monetary integration and institutional development
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Trade
Regional trade, exports, imports and market access.
Trump to remove Rwanda and South Africa from US trade deal
East African countries agree on common rules for biopesticides
Uganda wants factories, not just foreign friends
Uganda is seeking investment from Thai companies in manufacturing, mineral processing and agriculture as it steps up efforts to grow its economy to $500bn (£372bn) by…
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Africa’s new credit agency: why it’s needed
The African Peer Review Mechanism frames the new agency not as a challenger to the world’s big three – Moody’s, S&P Global Ratings or Fitch – but as complementary.
Uganda, EU deepen push to unlock private investment and trade
Uganda and the European Union are seeking to deepen economic ties by mobilising more private investment, expanding trade and combining development funding with financing…
Uganda incurs UGX13 Tn export losses – report
Uganda is losing up to $3.5 billion (UGX 13 trillion) every year in perishable agricultural exports due to persistent border delays, poor infrastructure, and outdated…
EAC sees $800m surplus amid intra-States trade surge
The East African Community (EAC) has posted a remarkable economic milestone, registering a trade surplus of USD800 million in the first quarter of 2025.
Will new MoUs eliminate Uganda, Kenya trade disputes?
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and President William Ruto of Kenya have signed seven new landmark agreements aimed at easing trade frictions and accelerating…
World Bank offers UGX170 Bn for export promotion
The Government of Uganda has received UGX 170 billion as the first tranche of a UGX 800 billion financing package from the World Bank under the Investment for Industrial…
EAC marks 25 years as non-tariff barriers persist
As the East African Community (EAC) marks 25 years since its revival in July 2000, the dream of a borderless, economically integrated region remains largely unfulfilled…
Algeria eyes Uganda’s coffee, dairy products
Uganda is poised to strengthen its trade ties with Algeria, leveraging its agricultural production to meet growing demand in North Africa. During a high-level meeting…
WTO boss Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala given second term
The General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed by consensus to reappoint Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General for a second four-year term.
EAC partners warned on trade bottlenecks
Regional political and business leaders have expressed concern about the daunting challenges that the private sector continues to face in regard to trade in the region.
Uganda reactivates 1963 trade deal with Serbia
A Ugandan delegation, led by Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, Minister of State for Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, is in Serbia for the Joint Commission for Trade…
World Standards Day: Entrepreneurs tipped on certification
As Uganda joins the global community in celebrating World Standards Day this October, Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Francis Mwebesa is urging stakeholders…
EABC wants uniform Common External Tariffs
The East African Business Council (EABC) has urged regional governments of the East African Community (EAC) to uniformly apply the EAC Common External Tariff (CET) in a…
Moos as Kenya blocks Ugandan dairy products again
Top dairy exporters are bitter that Kenya has once again refused to grant them licenses to export their products to the lucrative market.