Tag Archives: East African Community
East African Currency Still Viable?
Last year at the launch of the East African Community Common Market, we wrote on the impending currency the trading bloc hoped to introduce in 2012. However with the debt crisis afflicting the Eurozone at present, how plausible would a single … Continue reading
Weekend Links 22/10/10
1. Benin Floods. This has been a very under reported story, but half of the small nation of Benin is currently under water, the rains are still pelting down, and there have been 60 deaths and around 100 000 displaced. … Continue reading
East African Community: Common Market Launched.
The East African Community launched the common market on 1 July 2010, the 4th out of 6 steps the trading area will take before full economic integration. As posted earlier on this website, this really marks an exciting time for … Continue reading
World Economic Forum on Africa 2010
Following from the main event at Davos earlier this year, the event focussing on Africa was held in Dar Es Salaam Tanzania, under the banner of ‘Rethinking Africa’s Growth Strategy’. As is noted many times, the purpose of the WEF … Continue reading
