Business urges speed in Customs Union

By Zephania Ubwani, Arusha

The business community in East Africa has called for the speedy implementation of the EAC Customs Union to enable it to move forward.

A recent survey commissioned by the East African Business Council(EABC) shows that businesses in the region want the implementation expedited so that they can fully benefit from it. More...


[SOURCE: THE CITIZEN]

Impact of EACU on regional intra-trading remains hazy

2008-08-27 10:51:37
By Adam Ihucha, Arusha

The extent to which the four years old East African Customs Union (EACU) has stimulated intra-trade within the five member states regional bloc so far remains obscure because of lack of a monitoring system, a cabinet minister declared here on Monday.

Tanzania`s Minister for East African Cooperation, Dr. Diodorus Kamala has attributed that situation to the lack of a permanent monitoring system for all of the EACU intra-trade activities, with agreed measurable objectives, verifiable indicators and timeframe benchmarks. More...

[SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN]