ISDS Case Map
EAC
The envisaged grand Free Trade Area (FTA), a grouping of COMESA, EAC and SADC will hold a decisive tripartite summit in January 2011 in South Africa as a major push for coalescence amongst the 26 countries gathers traction.
The East Africa Community and Turkey will discuss trade partnerships when they meet in a business forum between September 28 and 30.
The private sector has been urged to actively participate in the formulation of policies that will help guide the proposed Free Trade Area of COMESA, East African Community (EAC), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Three regional trading blocs have created a draft agreement which paves the way for the setting up of a $624 billion free trade area.
Turkey and the East African Community will start negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement and a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement next month, the East African Business Council has announced.
The scramble for trade and investment pacts under the newly formed East African Community common market has heightened with leading global economies rushing to establish diplomatic footholds in the regional secretariat.
We welcome the East African Common Market. Granted, what is being celebrated today has not come with all the freedoms associated with such an entity.
Signing of the East African Community (EAC) Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) agreements that were expected to be signed in June have been postponed to November this year after the negotiations are concluded.
Over 15 fair trade lobby organisations have warned the East African Community leaders against signing the Framework Economic Partnerships Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union.
East Africa’s long running negotiations with Europe over the signing of a new trading agreement appeared headed for the rocks after the parties returned to Dar es Salaam with the old arguments that have stalled the talks for nearly two years.
