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EAC members expected to meet specific conditions before launch of monetary union by 2023

The EAC Heads of States in Kampala, Uganda, where they signed the East African Monetary Union protocol, paving way for a single regional currency.  [PHOTO: MAXWELL AGWANDA/STANDARD]

By MARK KAPCHANGA

NAIROBI, KENYA: Trade within the East African Community (EAC) could rise significantly, if the envisioned dream of a monetary union is achieved.

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