Rwandan traders recompense EAC losses with Comesa deals

Trucks.

Trucks on the Uganda-Rwanda border at Kagitumba. Rwanda’s trade with other countries in Comesa rose by 8.2 per cent, the largest growth compared to its peers in the region in the EAC.

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Rwanda recorded the fastest growth in trade with Comesa peers in the year to December 2023, coming as its traders complained of significant non-tariff barriers limiting their business relations with East African Community partner states.