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East Africa: Region Urged to Adhere to Monetary Union Protocols
EA Business, 29 October 2012
With prospects of South Sudan joining the East African Community later this year, making it the sixth country to join the bloc after Burundi and Rwanda, the EAC member states have… Read more »
East Africa Urged to Harmonize Monetary Policies
The East Africa Community has been called on to harmonize monetary union policies if they are to have a common currency, says Tanzania's Minister for East African Cooperation.
Kenyan shilling: The East Africa member states have plans to move towards a single currency.
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East Africa: EAC Central Banks to Harmonise Strategies
EA Business, 23 October 2012
Central banks from the five members' states of the East African community are looking at harmonizing their banking systems to pave way for the Monetary Union. Read more »
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East Africa: Rallying Support for EAC Partnership Fund
New Times, 22 October 2012
The Deputy Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) in charge of Finance and Administration, Jean Claude Nsengiyumva, last week, held a series of meetings in Dar es… Read more »
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East Africa: Europe Crisis Won't Halt East Africa Monetary Union Plans
New Times, 17 October 2012
Despite the persistent crisis in the euro zone that has weakened the European Union and the entire global economy, central banks in the East African Community (EAC) believe that… Read more »
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East Africa: Business Sector Decries Regional Challenges
Independent (Kampala), 14 October 2012
Trade barriers, low standards, poor infrastructure threaten regional integration Read more »
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East Africa: Monetary Union Should Not Be Forced - Economic Advisor
EA Business, 17 September 2012
A senior Economic advisor to the Rwandan President Paul Kagame has urged East Africa states not to force the EAC Monetary Union integration because in his view, the project might… Read more »
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East Africa: Experts Push for Central Bank, Single Currency
EA Business, 17 September 2012
The establishment of a regional Central Bank topped the agenda of the ongoing discussions to have a single currency ahead of the community's third integration process of a Monetary… Read more »
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East Africa: Why EAC Integration Is Imperative
The Star, 30 August 2012
Friday 24th August, 2012 the East African Community wound up its maiden university students debate that primarily sought to broaden the community's inclusion of the youth in the… Read more »
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Uganda: Experts Caution On East Africa Monetary Union
New Vision, 19 August 2012
Experts have urged for clear policies on how the proposed East African Central Bank will be funded, and how accounting and reporting standards will be harmonised as the region… Read more »
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Regional negotiators are optimistic that plans to set up a single currency would be completed by the end of this year, a Rwandan negotiator says. Read more »
