Meeting of the Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment underway in Arusha, Tanzania

Written on 26 May 2021. Posted in Press Release

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 26^th May, 2021: A five-day meeting of the Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (SCTIFI) is currently underway at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. 

The SCTIFI meeting started with the Session of Senior Officials that started on Monday and ends today, Wednesday, 26^th May, 2021. The Coordination Committee or the Session of Permanent/Principal/Under Secretaries is slated for Thursday, 27^th May, 2021 and the Ministers’ session on Friday, 28^th May, 2021. 

Among the items on the agenda of the SCTIFI are the: Status of Implementation of the Previous Decisions of SCTIFI; Report of the Ministers /Cabinet Secretary of Finance; Report of the Sectoral Committee on Customs; Report of the Sectoral Committee of Trade, and; Implementation Of The Summit Decision on the EAC-EU EPA. 

Other items on the agenda of the meeting that is being held using a Hybrid Format (Physical and Online presence of delegates) are the: Report of the East African Standards Committee; Report on Competition Matters, and; Report of the Sectoral Committee on Investment.

For more information, please contact:

Simon Peter Owaka
Senior Public Relations Officer
Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 768 552087
Email: sowaka [at] eachq.org

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The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of six Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

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