Tag: AFRICA TRADE

Local industrial investments usher in a new era of economic growth in Kenya.

In the global economic landscape, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) often takes the spotlight, yet the untapped potential of local industrialists remains a formidable force propelling economic growth. As evidenced by the remarkable strides of the Devki Group of Companies, spearheaded by Dr Narendra Raval, Kenya’s homegrown industrialists are proving to be catalysts for transformative change. […]...

Accelerating Africa’s Digital revolution: Prioritising transformation in telecommunications and banking.

Africa is on the brink of a digital revolution. With the growing recognition of the pivotal role digital technologies play in economic development, African nations are increasingly prioritising digita...

21 Mar 2024

EAC’s plan to boost intra-regional trade by eliminating non-trade barriers.

In the complex world of international trade, barriers come in various forms, extending beyond the traditional realm of tariffs. Non-tariff barriers (NTBs) represent a diverse array of obstacles employ...

9 Feb 2024

AfCFTA competition protocol: Balancing opportunities and challenges for digital platforms in Africa

The vision of a united Africa is realised through the establishment of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the world’s largest Free Trade Area (FTA), encompassing 55 countries and r...

4 Nov 2022

4th November Trade and Financial Services Round Up

Kenya Dollar crisis piles pressure on Sh75bn State firms foreign debt State-owned enterprises (SoEs) are sitting on non-guaranteed foreign currency debt worth Sh74.9 billion, exposing them to higher f...

28 Oct 2022

AGOA vs STIP: Which way for Kenya-US Trade Agreements?

The fate of the US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) signed by the two countries in August this year is shrouded in a cloud. When regimes change, priorities also change. Under Pr...