Kenya: Tripartite Free Trade Area - Any Threat to Kenya From SA?

22 August 2014
opinion

The tripartite negotiations currently ongoing will open new markets for Kenyan goods in the whole of EAC, COMESA and SADC region but how can Kenya respond to the threat of South Africa's manufacturing industry while still leveraging on the opportunities of a larger trading bloc?

Both nations share similarities since they are fundamentally influenced by access to local resources and therefore have strong food, textiles and metal processing activities. Manufacturers simply transform produce from these sectors.

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