How to resolve regional transport problems?
The Freight-Intra Africa Trade Conference in Pretoria, this week, has featured several news articles in the local media, and no doubt some foreign tabloids as well. The Minister of Transport has...
View ArticleEAC to punish Member States enforcing non-tariff barriers
Uganda, Malaba border crossing The New Vision (Uganda) reports on a draft law which will punish countries that fail to implement agreed upon mechanisms to eliminate trade barriers has been submitted at...
View ArticleCall to Develop Zim-RSA Transport and Trade Links
Zimbabwe needs to further develop transport and trade infrastructure links with South Africa to maintain Africa’s biggest economy as its single most important trading partner, recent research findings...
View ArticleEast African Single Customs Territory Will Cut Delays
In the spirit of stronger East African integration, the revenue authorities of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have started preparations for the implementation of a Single Customs Territory. The...
View ArticleThe Single Customs Territory Experiences ‘IT-connectivity’ Startup Problems
Since July 2014, EAC revenue officers work together to facilitate trade within the community. Some improvements remain made; the Single Customs Territory (SCT) does present some advantages. Since the...
View ArticleSADC Set to Reopen Cross-Border Trade
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is gearing up for a full reopening of cross-border trading. This comes after experts in the region expressed satisfaction over the precautionary...
View ArticleGlobal Trade Braces for a Mini Y2K With Customs Code Overhaul
Picture by Kyle Glen The following article was published in Supply Lines, Bloomberg As if the foot soldiers of global trade needed more complications this holiday season, many logistics managers and...
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