Countries Respond to EA Common Market Opening
Two months after the opening of the EA Common Market, problems are beginning to be identified and addressed.
Ugandan vehicles loaded with goods.
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East Africa:
TZ-RW Border Begins to Realise Common Market Benefits
New Times, 7 July 2010
Customs Officials at Rwanda Tanzanian border of Rusumo say regional traders have started enjoying tax cuts for goods originating from within the East African Community ever since… Read more »
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East Africa:
EAC Market Good But Not Magical - Ogwal
Monitor, 6 July 2010
With the Common Market in effect, businesspeople are still not sure about a number of things. Dorothy Nakaweesi caught up with Mr Moses Ogwal, Psfu's Manager Policy and also with a… Read more »
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East Africa:
Non-Tariff Barriers Persist as Common Market Gets Underway
Monitor, 6 July 2010
With the much heralded East African Common Market protocol coming into force last week, non-tariff barriers (NTBs) are still seen as major hurdles to the smooth flow of trade in… Read more »
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Uganda:
Country Unprepared for Common Market
Independent (Kampala), 5 July 2010
If First Deputy Prime minister and Minister for East African Community (EAC) Affairs Eriya Kategaya sought to reassure the business community about the Common Market, his June 24… Read more »
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East Africa:
Border Crossings That Look Like Shabby Cattle Markets
Monitor, 3 July 2010
The Common Market of the East African Community is here and it is supposed to be just that: a common market of some 130 million consumers, otherwise known as human beings. We, East… Read more »
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Uganda:
Country Will Benefit From the Common Market, Says EA Minister
New Vision, 3 July 2010
On July 1 the five East African countries officially integrated their markets under the common market protocol. The First Deputy Prime Minister and East African Community Affairs… Read more »
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Uganda:
Getting the Common Market to Benefit the Common Woman
IPS, 2 July 2010
July 1 marks the moment when the East African Community common market protocol kicked into operation. But Ugandan women face several obstacles before they will benefit from the… Read more »
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East Africa:
Not All is Common As Common Market Starts
Monitor, 2 July 2010
The first day of the East Africa Common Market was full of drama at most border points even as officials yesterday marked its commencement across cities of the respective member… Read more »
InFocus
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Respective East African governments are preparing for ramifications on policy as the EAC Market Protocol opens. Read more »