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Evaluating East Africa’s economic trends and outlook 2024: What should EAC governments do to reduce further hardships?

November 22, 2023

Diplomacy, Economic Analysis, Governance, Policy, Regional Cooperation, Tax, Trade and investment

The East Africa Community is so far the largest economic block, with 7 members states with a vast territory straddling from the Indian ocean coast to the Atlantic Coast, with a...

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TAXING E-COMMERCE IN A RAPID EXPANDING DIGITAL ECONOMY: Managing the delicate balance between DRM, and Employment in East Africa-How do we get right?

July 12, 2023

Economic Analysis, Tax, Trade and investment

Taxation of e-commerce is an emerging area of challenge in tax policy and administration and yet the rapidly expanding digital economy has recorded a proliferation of...

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Financing of the Green Economy and prospects for Africa-Can Green Banks offer a viable alternative?

May 29, 2023

CSO, Diplomacy, Economic Analysis, Extractive Governance, Natural Resource, Policy, Regional Cooperation, Tax, Trade and investment

Achieving Green Economies and a just energy transition for Africa cannot be achieved without financing. It is said there is sufficient liquidity and capital to finance climate...

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AfCFTA: Dissecting the world’s largest Free Trade Area: Challenges and Opportunities for East Africa. Is AfCFTA a window of opportunity or a fallacy?

April 21, 2023

Diplomacy, Economic, Economic Analysis, Policy, Regional Cooperation, Tax, Trade and investment

The AfCFTA entered into force on May 30, 2019. Despite the speed at which this new Africa continental trading block is unloading, there is very limited knowledge amongst ordinary...

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Make it Happen: How Green Banks acceleration can light up rural hamlets in Uganda.

March 21, 2023

Natural Resource, Trade and investment

For this action, I propose following actions. First, the Commissioner of renewable energy to review existing policy to provide for green bank financing mechanisms. Secondly,...

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Tanzania's removal of penalties on transfer pricing: What did government seek to achieve?

June 28, 2021

Economic, Economic Analysis, Extractive Governance, Governance, Natural Resource, Regional Cooperation, Tax, Trade and investment, Uncategorized

In this year’s (2021/22) budget speech Tanzania’s Minister for Finance, Mr Mwigulu Nchemba, made a surprising announcement that government would/had scrapped the 100%...

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Uganda-Tanzania East Africa Oil Pipeline: signed deal yes, but hurdles lie ahead.

April 23, 2021

Diplomacy, Economic, Economic Analysis, Extractive Governance, Governance, Natural Resource, Policy, Regional Cooperation, Tax, Trade and investment

The East African Oil Pipeline project received significant boots in April 2021 with Uganda with a series of key oil infrastructure related agreements signed between the government...

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SADC in Economic Meltdown; Can Tanzania be German of the Region?

August 20, 2019

Citizen, Conflicts, Diplomacy, Economic, Economic Analysis, Extractive Governance, Governance, Peace, Policy, Regional Cooperation, Security, Trade and investment

On Saturday 17th August, Tanzania assumed the chair of the South African Development Cooperation (SADC), amidst disturbing economic figures indicating that the region was facing a...

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Elation as Kenya exports Oil; what does it mean for Oil rush in East African region

August 6, 2019

Economic Analysis, Extractive Governance, Natural Resource, Policy, Regional Cooperation, Trade and investment, Uncategorized

On 1st of August 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that Kenya had joined the list of world oil exporting Countries by selling its first crude oil at a cost of 12 Million...

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Why Rules of Origin (RoO) should not be used exclusively to pursue trade policy objectives

July 30, 2019

Economic Analysis, Regional Cooperation, Tax, Trade and investment

This article shades light on a major instrument in international trade and customs management, which has been used by states to achieve multiple trade objectives. The concept of...

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