China Exempts More U.S. Goods from Tariffs
China has announced the exemption of tariffs for 79 items from the US, for a period of one year, with effect from 19th May 2020. The goods in context include [...]
Tea Auction Records Decline in Prices
The weekly Mombasa Tea Auction held on the 27th and 28th April, 2020 recorded 12.3 million kilograms of tea offered for sale, compared to 10 million kilograms for the same [...]South Africa's fruit exports hit by COVID 19 lockdown
South Africa fresh produce exports to neighbouring countries has been severely affected lack of foreign buyers, traders have disclosed. South Africa is the only apple producer in the Sub-Sahara region [...]
Tea Prices Fall at the Weekly Tea Auction
The weekly Mombasa Tea Auction held on the 25th and 26th March 2020 recorded 12.5 million kilograms of tea offered for sale. There was a decline in the offered kilograms [...]Kenya Tanzania to Remove Trade Barriers
Kenya and Tanzania are seeking to remove trade barriers between them, a move that aims to boost cross border trade. The two countries had scheduled a meeting in April to [...]US-Kenya Trade Deal Faces Opposition from Lawyers
The US-Kenya trade deal has received opposition from Kenyan lawyers, who have challenged it in court on the grounds that it violates the East African Community (EAC) Treaty and its [...]Tunisia Begins Trading under COMESA FTA
Tunisia has begun trading under the COMESA Free Trade Area (FTA) after it completed the process of developing and issuing the legal instruments for trading. COMESA is a trade block [...]State Seeks Kenya, Japan Trade Balance
The government of Kenya is on the road map to implement policies that will help its trade balance with Japan. This is mainly through increasing exports to Japan. According to [...]Tea Prices Fall at Auction amid Increased Supply
Increase in supply has caused tea prices at the weekly Mombasa auction to fall to a long time low, with one kilogram going at an average KSh202, down from KSh206 [...]Rwanda Waives Visa Fees for All Africans
Rwanda's claim for visa openness gained a boost following cabinet's approval to waiver visa fees for African visitors. In a meeting held on Friday March 6, the cabinet dropped entry [...]
East African Countries to Raise Tax on Imported Mitumba' Clothes
Governments in East Africa are set to raise the tax on imported clothes, following a tax review that proposes an increase of between 30% and 35%. The move seeks to [...]Carrefour Fined over Unfair Deals with Suppliers
The Competition Authority of Kenya has faulted supermarket chain, Carrefour, over unfair supplier deals that have continually led to unfair competition. The authority lists Carrefour's faults as: Forcing suppliers to [...]
