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Announcements, publications and notices on the East African Community's foreign trade, summarised and linked to their source.
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EAC Ministers Adopt Ten-Year Tourism Marketing Strategy and Commit to Leverage AFCON 2027
EAC Ministers responsible for Tourism and Wildlife Management have adopted the EAC Tourism Marketing Strategy (2027–2036), setting a ten-year framework for joint efforts to promote East Africa as a single, competitive tourism destination.
Source : EAC Secretariat Tourism Wildlife Management
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CATA Commends EAC Advances in Digital Revenue Administration and Trade Facilitation
The Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) has commended the East African Community (EAC) for its achievements in digital revenue administration and trade facilitation, highlighting the bloc's efforts to strengthen customs cooperation, modernise revenue systems, and leverage technology to support regional integration and economic growth.
Source : EAC Secretariat Customs
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EAC trade reaches USD 52.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026
According to the EAC Quarterly Statistics Bulletin, total trade of the East African Community reached USD 52.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 37 percent year on year, driven by strong export growth.
Source : EAC Secretariat statistiques commerce inflation
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EABC and AfDB empower 60 SMEs to access the AfCFTA market
The East African Business Council (EABC), in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), has trained 60 enterprises in the textile, edible oil and leather sectors to prepare them to export under the African Continental Free Trade Area regime.
Source : East African Business Council (EABC) eabc afdb afcfta
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NOTICE OF INQUIRY INTO A MERGER INVOLVING EUROPCAR MOBILITY GROUP S.A. BY VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
It is hereby notified in terms of Regulation 8 of the EAC Competition (Mergers and Acquisitions) Regulations, 2025 (the Regulations) that the EAC Competition Authority (the Authority) after receiving a notification in terms of Section 11 of the East African Community Competition Act, 2006 (the Act) involving Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (Volkswagen) and Europcar Mobility Group S.A. (Europcar) intends to embark on an inquiry in terms of Part IV of the Act and Part III of the Regulations.
Source : EAC Secretariat Trade
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EAC Secretary General calls for stronger public-private partnership to boost regional competitiveness and intra-EAC trade
The East African Community (EAC) has reiterated its commitment to strengthening public-private partnerships to unlock the region’s trade and investment potential.
Source : EAC Secretariat Trade
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EAC Calls for New-Generation Border Reforms to Support Growing Regional Trade
The East African Community (EAC) has called for a new generation of border reforms to sustain the region’s growing trade volumes following a monitoring and fact-finding mission to the Horohoro/Lungalunga and Namanga/Namanga One Stop Border Posts (OSBPs).
Source : EAC Secretariat Customs
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EAC Ministers adopt measures to strengthen regional trade and industrialization
The East African Community (EAC) has adopted a series of strategic measures aimed at strengthening regional trade, accelerating industrial development, and enhancing the competitiveness of East African economies. This follows the conclusion of the 48th Meeting of the Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (SCTIFI) held in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania.
Source : EAC Secretariat Customs
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My East African Soko launched by EABC and ITC
On 11 November 2022 in Arusha, the East African Business Council (EABC) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) launched the My East African Soko digital platform (myeasoko.com), designed to boost the competitiveness of East African small businesses.
Source : East African Business Council (EABC) myeasoko eabc itc