Kenya
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7-Jun-2019 Agence Ecofin
Le Kenya veut booster son commerce laitier grâce à la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine
Selon le Conseil laitier kenyan, le secteur devra travailler à baisser ses coûts de production de 25 shillings/litre à 15 shillings/litre afin d’être compétitive sur le marché continental.
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26-Apr-2019 The Star
Kenya’s foreign trade disputes costly - experts
Kenya spends at least Sh500 million in defending a single case filed by investors at international courts under the Bilateral Investment Treaties, according to a regional trade negotiation institute.
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18-Feb-2019 Vanguard
UK, East and Southern Africa sign trade deal
The UK-Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Trade Continuity Agreement is meant to replicate the Economic Partnership Agreement that the East African Community is yet to sign with the European Union.
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28-Jan-2019 The East African
EPA: Test of unity as Kenya breaks away
Kenya is asking that EAC partner states adopt the variable geometry, a move that would be viewed as counter to regional integration.
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2-Jan-2019 InfoMédiaire
Kenya : Mise en oeuvre des accords de partenariat économique (APE) avec l’UE
L’ensemble des accords communément appelés APE était supposé être une négociation conjointe entre les pays d’Afrique de l’Est et l’UE. Mais seuls le Kenya et le Rwanda ont signé l’accord.
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26-Oct-2018 Business Daily
World chambers in Nairobi for free trade pact forum
Nairobi will from Tuesday host an African Chambers forum to help fast track realisation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) as well as prepare businesses for the block.
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23-Oct-2018 Citizen Digital
Kenya wins big in Ksh.200B Cortec Mining case
A case filed by Cortec Mining Ltd and two others against the Republic of Kenya under the Kenya-UK BIT amounting to Ksh.200billion has been dismissed.
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3-Sep-2018 The East African
Not much to gain for Kenya, Africa in post-Brexit trade agreements
The UK will be planning to roll over "copycat" European Union agreements with African nations.
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31-Aug-2018 Reuters
PM May says Britain committed to free trade with Kenya after Brexit
The prime minister has used her first official visit to the region of more than one billion people to stress that Britain’s relationship with former colonies, including Kenya and other African nations.
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30-Aug-2018 Tralac
Joint release by USTR Robert Lighthizer and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Peter Munya
United States Trade Representative and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade and Cooperatives announced the establishment of a US-Kenya Trade and Investment Working Group to explore ways to deepen the trade and investment ties between the two countries.
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12-Jul-2018 The East African
Kenya eyes bigger pie of US trade plan Agoa to increase exports
Kenya’s trade officials have said they will be taking steps to expand exports and raise the country’s share of new investments during the second edition of Trade Week at the end of this month.
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18-Jun-2018 The Straits Times
Singapore deepens ties with Kenya, Rwanda
Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam meets their govt leaders, discusses ways to boost cooperation in various areas.
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13-Jun-2018 The Straits Times
Singapore, Kenya ink two pacts to boost investment flows
Singapore and Kenya signed two agreements yesterday, a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTA), to promote greater investment flows.
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15-May-2018 Business Daily
Kenya rejects China-EAC trade pact
Kenya will not sign a free trade agreement that China has been negotiating with the East African Community (EAC) partner States since 2016.
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14-May-2018 La Tribune Afrique
UA-ZLECA : le Ghana et le Kenya, les premiers à faire le pas décisif
Le Kenya et le Ghana ont déposé cette fin de semaine leurs documents de ratification de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine auprès de l’Union africaine.
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24-Apr-2018 Daily Nation
Taxpayers face Sh500bn loss in case against Canadian firm
The government risks losing up to Sh500 billion in an international arbitration case against mining firm, Cortec, after it failed to provide Sh100 million in the second mini-budget to pay a UK-based law firm representing it in the case.
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1-Mar-2018 Standard Media
Setback for Kenya as regional heads dig in on EPA deal
East African leaders call for further negotiations on EPA with their European counterparts.
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26-Feb-2018 GRAIN
"Trade agreements do not build us" an interview with Justus Lavi
Under EPAs, small-scale farmers are disadvantaged.
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26-Feb-2018 GRAIN
Entretien avec Justus Lavi Mwololo, Secrétaire Général National du Forum des petits agriculteurs du Kenya
Une fois que le lait en provenance du Danemark commencera à envahir l’Afrique et le Kenya, cela voudra dire que nos petits paysans, qui sont dépendants des ventes journalières perdront leur marché.
