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Proposed EAC tariff hike to boost regional trade

Kenya Ports Authority cranes offloading containers at the Port of Mombasa in Mombasa. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard].

The proposed maximum East African Community Common External Tariff (CET) rate of 35 per cent will boost intra-EAC trade by $19 million (Sh2 billion) if adopted by EAC Partner States, a report by the EAC Secretariat says.

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