Samuel Nabwiiso, The Board of the East African Business Council during its 84th meeting outlined priorities set to boost intra-EAC trade and investments in the region. During the 84th EABC Board Meeting, the Chairperson of EABC . Angelina Ngalula lauded the EABC Secretariat for championing the adoption of 35% as the 4th band of East […]
Samuel Nabwiiso, East African private sectors players have urged governments in the EAC economic block to fast-track the harmonization of East African Standards. The regional business communities made the appeal during the East African Business Council and Trade mark East African ( EABC-TMEA) public private engagement on standards held in Dares Salaam, Tanzania recently. According […]
Nairobi, September 01, 2021: Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Group CEO Nasim Devji has been listed as one of the Top 25 Powerful Women in the C-Suite Impacting Business 2022 by the Business Monthly magazine. Specifically, Mrs. Devji has been recognised for her role in steering DTB’s expansion drive to complement the group’s business growth strategy as a leading […]
Paul Tentena, The East African Community, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and the Southern Africa Development Cooperation Tripartite Free Trade Area agreement has not been put into force despite member countries signing it 7 years ago. According to a document seen by EABW NEWS, the delay in ratification is due to a slow […]
August 29, 2022 – The phenomenal growth of Stanbic Bank’s East Africa Borderless Banking platform has revealed a pent-up demand for secure, real-time transactions across international borders. Spanning a single network that includes Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and South Sudan, the Borderless Banking solution has grown exponentially starting January 2021 to March 2022, at a rate […]
Samuel Nabwiiso, The East African Business Council, COMESA and SADC Business Council have officially launched and formed the African Tripartite Business Council to spearhead the inclusion of private sector policy proposals into the negotiations of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement and the African Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA). This is one of the […]
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, 18th July, 2022: Preparations are in high gear for the EAC Heads of State Retreat on the EAC Common Market and the 22nd Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State scheduled for 21st and 22nd July, 2022 respectively at the Arusha International Conference Centre, in Arusha, Tanzania. About 300 […]
SAMUEL NABWIISO, The Secretary-General of the East African Community, Hon (Dr.) Peter Mathuki paid a courtesy call on the President of the Republic of South Sudan, His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit at his office in Juba, South Sudan. According to the statement from the secretariat, During the visit, the Secretary-General thanked the President and other members […]
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 10 March 2021 –The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $1.024 million for artificial intelligence, from Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) to enabled systems to process customer complaints on behalf of the national banks of Ghana and Rwanda and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission […]
11th November 2020, The East African Revenue Authorities’ Commissioners General meet twice a year with the objective of sharing experiences and addressing common challenges facing tax administrations in the Region. The 48th East African Revenue Authorities Commissioners General meeting was held virtually due to the new working arrangements under the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was hosted […]
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 11 November 2020 – The African Development Bank and the Government of Uganda have signed a $500,000 grant agreement for financing of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to boost business linkages on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Technical Assistance project. The project’s overall objective is to help develop capacity of local Uganda […]
The new Ambassador of Rwanda to Zambia Amandin Rugira and the British High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley have been accredited to COMESA as Permanent Representative and Special Representative respectively. The two presented their letters of credence to COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe on yesterday at the COMESA Secretariat in Lusaka. Amb. Rugira reiterated his […]
The High Court in Kampala has ruled that Robert Kyagulanyi’s National Unity Platform (NUP) is a legally registered Political Party. High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana, who is the deputy head, Civil Division of the High Court in an emailed ruling said that the National Unity Platform (NUP) is a legally registered party and dismissed the […]