EAC's Target to Increase Intra-Regional Trade to 50% by 2030
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- DAR ES SALAAM: THE East African Community (EAC) has set a target to raise intra-regional trade to 50 per cent by 2030, calling for stronger government and private sector cooperation to remove barriers and create a.
- Amb Mbundi said intraEAC trade remains below its potential despite regional integration progress, reaching 19.7 billion US dollars in 2025 compared with 137 billion US dollars traded with markets outside the bloc.
- Discussions will inform the EAC Trade and Investment Climate Report to be launched at the East Africa CEO and Investment Forum in Nairobi in September.
- Speaking at the East Africa Business Council (EABC) CEOs–Trade and Investment Roundtable in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, EAC Secretary General, Ambassador Stephen Mbundi said the target should guide policies.
- Our priority as the EAC Secretariat is to implement the vision and commitment of increasing intra-EAC trade.