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Kenya and South Africa are working to address trade barriers: where to start

Kenya and South Africa are working to address trade barriers: where to start

TRADE volumes between Kenya and South Africa have always been minimal compared to each country’s engagement with its other major trading partners. But in recent years, leaders of the two countries have been taking steps to stimulate trade. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa was on the same mission late last year when he addressed the Kenya-SA Business Forum in Nairobi. We asked trade and foreign policy analyst Paul Odhiambo and economist XN Iraki about the trade obstacles between the two countries and how these can be overcome. Authors XN IRAKI, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of…
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The peer pressure improving the ease of doing business in Africa

The peer pressure improving the ease of doing business in Africa

CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD NEWSROOM WATCHING your neighbour improve its ease of doing business, or bring down trade barriers and reap the rewards - and then have that trumpeted on social media, seems to be having a profound effect on African economies, just as the continent ushers in a new era of collaboration. A light moment during a state visit to Kenya by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu in May this year appears to have set the tone for business relations on the continent. The message: put historical, political differences aside and get on with business and free trade. “You’re lucky to…
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