Proposed TFTA to raise intra-regional trade by 30pc
The proposed Tripartite Free Trade Area between the East African Community, Comesa and Southern African Development Community could potentially eliminate intra-regional trade bottlenecks and boost exports among member states by at least 30 per cent.
According to the EAC Secretariat, trade between the EAC and the Common Market for East and Central Africa in 2014 amounted to $2.7 billion while flows between the EAC and SADC stood at $3 billion.
