EAC end-year meet to review monetary union roadmap

The single currency regime

The single currency regime is the third pillar for the EAC regional integration process. PHOTO | FILE 

The East African Community Council of ministers is set to meet before the end of this year to review the roadmap towards the implementation of a single currency regime after agreeing that the initial 2024 deadline was not attainable after all.

The delay in implementation is set to subject regional traders and travellers to prolonged exposure to costly currency conversion transactions and exchange rate risks, which are adversely impacting the volume of intra-regional trade.