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Kenya’s hurdles in trade negotiations with United States
21-Nov-2023 The Standard
American President Joe Biden recently pledged to make Nairobi the investment magnet in Africa. For this to happen, Kenya and the United States must make considerable progress towards a bilateral trade deal under the Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) framework.
US trade with Kenya may be breeding some anxiety
26-Oct-2023 Business Insider Africa
According to officials, even as trade and investment negotiations with Kenya continue, the US appears to be more interested in the African Continental Free Trade Area and the AGOA agreement.
United States and Kenya to hold second negotiating round under the Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership
6-Oct-2023 USTR
The United States and Kenya will hold a second in-person round under the Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) in Washington, DC, from October 4-7, 2023.
EU-Kenya deal paints gloomy picture for EAC trade ties
21-Jul-2023 Daily Monitor
Due to Kenya’s economic partnership agreement with the EU, it will be difficult for Uganda to differentiate similar goods coming from Kenya, from those manufactured in the EU.
Katherine Tai to visit Kenya for US – EAC trade talks
20-Jul-2023 NTV
The United States Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, is set to travel to Nairobi from July 17 – 19. She will co-lead a meeting of the U.S. – East African Community (EAC) Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA Council).
Kenya-EU Economic Partnership Agreement: a closer look reveals limited progress
13-Jul-2023 bilaterals.org
The journey of EPAs continues to unfold, with each chapter revealing new complexities and challenges. As negotiations progress, it remains crucial to monitor the evolving dynamics and their implications for trade relations between the EU and its partner countries.
See why Kenya’s new deal with the European Union is making the rest of East Africa uneasy
11-Jul-2023 Business Insider Africa
Concerned about a recent agreement Kenya and the European Union (EU) agreed into, the East African Business Council (EABC) is uneasy.
Kenya-EU trade deal: Why the East African Community was left out
3-Jul-2023 yahoo news
Kenya’s President William Ruto hailed his country’s "remarkable partnership" with the European Union (EU) as the two sides inked a 25-year trade deal, but it has raised questions about East African unity.
The EAC: A customs union that isn’t.
28-Jun-2023 The Citizen
Negotiations between the EU and EAC to establish an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) have revealed, very clearly, that the EAC is not a genuine customs union.
EAC proposes flexible US market access under AGOA plan
17-Mar-2023 The East African
The East African Community (EAC) wants the US government to make the rules governing access to their market more flexible under the planned renewal of the African Growth Opportunity Act (Agoa).
EU-Kenya business forum: Ruto pushes for EU-EAC economic partnership deal
24-Feb-2023 The North Africa Post
The first European Union-Kenya Business Forum concluded on Wednesday Feb.22 in capital, Nairobi, with Kenya’s William Ruto urging the EU to conclude economic partnership deal with the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc.
EAC-Comesa-SADC tripartite trade deal in place by April, Ruto says
24-Feb-2023 The Star
The EAC-Comesa-SADC tripartite agreement will be in place by the end of April 2023, President William Ruto has said.
EAC-Comesa-SADC tripartite trade deal in place by April, Ruto says
23-Feb-2023 The Star
The EAC-Comesa-SADC tripartite agreement will be in place by the end of April 2023, President William Ruto has said.
Kenya-US complete first round of trade talks
14-Feb-2023 The Star
Kenya and the United States have concluded the first round of Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) that will form a basis for future bilateral engagements.
Kenya eyes more regional trade after pact with two blocs kicks off in March
7-Feb-2023 Business Daily
Kenya could soon start exporting its goods outside the East African Community (EAC) market with the implementation of a tripartite agreement that is expected to be implemented in March this year.
AfCFTA ratification process slow – official
30-Jan-2023 Journal du Cameroun
Trade experts, business executives, and advocates of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from across the continent have expressed concerns about the slow progress on the ratification of the protocol on the movement of people.The agreement has, thus far, been signed by fifty-four of the fifty-five African Union (AU) member states.
Fears Kenya deal with US could hurt regional trade
28-Sep-2022 The East African Business
The pursuit of a new trade pact between Washington and Kenya is eliciting old fears on whether it could hurt adherence to obligations under the East African Community, and hence continental ambitions for more commerce.
Kenya rattled as Britain rejects new EAC tariffs
16-Sep-2022 The East African
The UK has demanded that Kenya abide by the provisions of the Economic Partnership Agreement and that its exports to Kenya be exempted from the newly raised East African Community tax charges.
The not-so-hidden cost to “mega” energy deals : the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) in East Africa (in conversation with Olivia Costa and Brenda Akankunda)
14-Sep-2022 State of Power
The ECT Secretariat, whose survival depends on continuation of the treaty, continues to lobby these countries to take additional steps towards acceding to the Energy Charter Treaty.
EAC-COMESA-SADC tripartite not ratified 7 years on
1-Sep-2022 Busiweek
The EAC-COMESA-SADC Tripartite FTA agreement has a total of 29 member countries representing 53% of the AU membership and more than 60% of the Africa Continent GDP ($1.88 Trillion) with a population of over 800 million people.