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East Africa: EAC Monetary Union - a Formidable Rival to the Eurozone?
Fahamu, 18 December 2013
The East African Community (EAC) modeled on the EU has enormous potential and resources. Resolving political differences and harmonizing with other regional blocks remains the… Read more »
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East Africa: Currencies Acceptable in All EAC States
Daily News, 11 March 2014
RESIDENTS of Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania will now be able to travel with their respective national currencies in other East African Community (EAC) countries and… Read more »
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East Africa: EAC Cross-Border Payments Easier
EA Business, 26 January 2014
Last month, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda quietly linked their Real Time Gross Settlement systems. Perhaps because it came so close to the festive season, the general public did not… Read more »
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East Africa: EAC Banks Adopt Regional Payment System
Daily News, 31 January 2014
THE Bank of Tanzania (BoT) announced that the East African Payment System (EAPS) has started operating and will enhance cross border payments and boost trade within the region. Read more »
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East Africa: Monetary Union - Experts to Discuss the Way Forward
New Times, 10 January 2014
After the signing of the Monetary Union under the East African Community (EAC), experts will now meet to discuss the next step towards full implementation of the protocol that… Read more »
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East Africa: Food Security Vital for EAC Monetary Union
Daily News, 20 December 2013
WITH the signing of the Monetary Union Protocol in Kampala last month, it can be rightly said that the co-operation and integration process in East Africa has come to a very… Read more »
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East Africa: Local Units Boosted As EAC Awaits Single Currency
New Times, 17 December 2013
As the region waits for the launch of East Africa's single currency in 2024, there are on-going efforts to increase availability of national currencies to business people going… Read more »