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East African Community sets up Common Market and Integrates.

On November 20, the East African Community (EAC), which comprises of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, announced that in July 2010, pending ratification by all member states, they will introduce a Common Market for goods, services and people. Following … Continue reading

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Bond Issues to Finance Future African Development.

In the past month, two countries that have had vibrant growth in the last few years announced that they would issue bonds to the markets, both international and domestic, as a form of raising funds to plug gaps in their … Continue reading

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