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'Poor coherence among regional partner states is hurting trade'


‘Poor coherence among regional partner states is hurting trade’
Tuesday April 06 2021
Summary
There has been a lot of tension among East African member states which has disrupted regional trade. Prosper’s magazine
Ismail Musa Ladu interviewed Mr Africa Kiiza, a trade economist with experience in trade policy, trade development and treaty negotiations, on how the partner states can resolve trade tensions hurting their economies. Excerpts below.
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How would you describe Uganda’s trade relationship with other East African Community member states bearing in mind the integration efforts over the years?
Every objective trade policy commentator would call Uganda a “pacifist” whose aim is to boost intra-EAC trade. Whereas a number of EAC partner states have blocked Uganda’s goods, the latter has not retaliated even when legislators and private sector actors have called for retaliation.  Whereas Uganda’s response can be frowned upo ....

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