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Manufacturers, experts want government to put in place protective measures | THE INDEPENDENT | How can Uganda take advantage of regional markets to boost economic activities? How best can the private sector work with government to tap into business opportunities in the East African region and beyond? These are pertinent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and the Uganda Revenue Authority have agreed that there is a need to quickly centralize the collection of government revenues within the East African Community. Article 32 of the EAC Common Market Protocol provides for the harmonization …

Human capital, security and governance take lion’s share of the 2021 national budget | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s newly appointed State Minister for Planning Amos Lugolobi on June.10 unveiled the contents of the 2021/22 national budget to the public. Setting out the government’s tax and spending plans for the year …

Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | The East African Community (EAC), a regional economic bloc, is planning to develop a COVID-19 economic recovery plan to help the region rebuild from the negative effect of the pandemic.Juvenal Ndimurirwo, director of finance for the EAC Secretariat, told a virtual meeting Friday that the …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) has urged member states of the European Union (EU) to lift sanctions imposed on Burundi, saying the country has opened a new page and is ready to move forward. Peter Mathuki, the EAC Secretary General, said in a statement …

    NRM MANIFESTO WEEK |  The Ministry of Trade implemented the manifesto commitment of continuing fast-tracking the East African Community (EAC) economic and political integration in line with the vision of having a single monetary union and achieving political federation of all the EAC member states. Economic integration was deepened …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The new East African Community Secretary General, Peter Mathuki has set uniting the partner states of the trading bloc as his number one priority at the start of his five-year tenure. The seasoned business executive who takes over from Ambassador Liberat Mfumukeko officially starts his …

2021 EAC congress of accountants exposes economic integration opportunities Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda on April 14-16, hosted the third East African Congress of Accountants to deliberate about economic integration issues. The congress that attracted about 1,000 participants both online and physical, was held at a time Ugandan …

Access to Kenyan market still a pain for Ugandan traders Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Ugandan traders had high hopes when Betty Maina, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development visited Uganda on a recent weeklong bilateral visit. The local traders hoped that the key issues that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The faltering of the East African member states is an indicator that leaders have to launch a new and comprehensive consultation for solutions that will make it work.  The observation was made by professional bodies, economic analysts and government officials in the wake of trade …