20th EAC Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Trade Fair set for Kigali, Rwanda

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…His Excellency Paul Kagame expected to grace the opening

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, 3rd  December, 2019: The 20^th Edition of the annual East African Community Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSES) Trade Fair, formerly known as JuaKali Nguvu Kazi Exhibition is set for 13^th to 22^nd December, 2019 at Gikondo Expo Grounds in Kigali, Rwanda.

The 20^th Edition Trade Fair themed; EAC@20: Building EAC through Micro and Small Enterprises jointly organized on a rotational basis by the EAC Secretariat, the East African Confederation of Informal Sector Organisation (EACISO) in collaboration with EAC Partner States,  brings together artisans from the six (6) EAC Partner States comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

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EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP) website launched

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EAC Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 1st October, 2019: The web site of the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme was officially launched at a festive event during the EAC High Level Trade Integration Conference held from 25th to 27th September, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of East African Community and Regional Development, Kenya, Dr. Margret Mwakima, and Amb Jean Rigi, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of EAC Affairs, Burundi jointly launched the EAC MARKUP website.

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EAC declares Fridays as "Afrika Mashariki Fashion Day"

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East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 19^th September, 2019:  The East African Community has declared Fridays as ‘Afrika Mashariki Fashion Day’ during which East Africans will wear attires manufactured in the region.

The 36^th Extra-Ordinary Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (SCTIFI) further declared the 1^st Week of September an ‘Afrika Mashariki Fashion Week’ to be held annually as a Trade Fair and Exhibition of EAC designed textiles and garments.

The SCTIFI urged EAC Partner States that produce cotton to set up national cotton lint buffer stock mechanisms to ensure all year-round availability of locally produced cotton lint to spinning mills.

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Preparations in high gear for High Level Conference on Trade Integration in the East African Community

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 9^th September, 2019: Preparations are in high gear for a High Level Conference on Trade Integration in the East African Community scheduled to take place from 25^th to 27^th September, 2019 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

The high level conference themed, “Enhancing Trade Integration in East African Community” has been organized by the EAC in collaboration with East African Business Council, TradeMark  East Africa, the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and the host country Kenya.

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