EAC Secretary General's Call for Policy Reforms to Boost Intra-Regional Trade
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TLDR
- 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.
- 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.
- Representing the Permanent Secretary responsible for EAC Affairs, Amadeus Mzee said recommendations from the roundtable would be submitted to regional decisionmaking organs to support trade and investment reforms.
- 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.