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12 Aug 2022
Unpacking Kenya AfCFTA National Implementation Strategy 2022-2027
Recently, Kenya was selected among several countries that would initiate trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The pilot phase is meant to test environmental, legal and ...
5 Aug 2022
What August 9th General Election means to the East African Community
Kenya’s electioneering season is now in its final stretch. On August 9, voters will head to polling stations across the country and in the diaspora to cast their votes. A peaceful General Election i...
15 Jul 2022
Whitman’s appointment as envoy expected to boost US-Kenya strategic trade and investment partnership
Kenya is a recognized trade hub in the continent, and has been viewed as an important strategic partner of the United States. This is evident from the nomination and recent approval by the US Senate o...
8 Apr 2022
Barriers to digital foreign trade in Kenya: A US perspective
The 2022 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE) is the 37th version in an annual series that highlights significant foreign barriers to US exports, US foreign direct investment...
4 Mar 2022
Proposed 35% Maximum Common External Tariff Rate Set To Boost Intra-EAC Trade by USD 18.9 Million
The proposed maximum East African Community Common External Tariff rate of 35% is set to boost intra-EAC trade by USD 18.9 million if adopted by the EAC partner states. This is according to an&n...
15 Oct 2021
Kenya – Somalia Maritime Dispute : Traders and economic relations left hanging in the balance
This week, the International Court of Justice( ICJ) ruled on the maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia . The bone of contention was in which direction each of the country’s borders extend...
11 Jun 2021
The scramble for the 90 million strong market
The East African Community member states are eyeing the Democratic Republic of Congo market of 86.7 million people and are eager to have the vast country join the bloc. With a surface area equivalent ...
7 May 2021
Suluhu brings solutions to Kenya and Tanzania
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan arrived in Kenya on Tuesday this week following an invite from President Uhuru Kenyatta. The relationship between the two countrie...
15 Jan 2021
Private Sector Engagement in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The World’s largest Free Trade Area is finally here with us covering a market of 1.27bn people with a combined GDP of 3.4 trillion US dollars. The region does enter the agreement with great momentum...
11 Dec 2020
FTA Series – Part 6 : Kenya concludes its negotiations with the UK
With the United Kingdom (UK) set to conclude its exit from the European Union (EU) at the end of December, 2020 it has decided to enter into a bilateral agreement with Kenya. On Tuesday 08th December,...
30 Oct 2020
COVID-19: Global trade value chains, taxation, and recovery
Ideally, removing the non-tariff barriers that remain the biggest hindrance to continental trade can foster regional integration, which must play a key role in the crisis recovery strategies in Africa...
16 Oct 2020
FTA Series – Part 5: Impact of US-KE FTA on agriculture
It’s impossible to overstate how much Congress cares about agriculture – US agriculture is very productive, and we now want to work out how to sell it.” – A Senior USTR Adviser, 2020...
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