Bribery makes up 21 pc of costs on EA’s trade entries Over 21 per cent of total export costs in the region are made up of bribery expenses, a new report assessing non tariff barriers (NTB’s) along the Northern and Central Corridors has revealed.
Migingo dispute: Replace politicians with experts The recent controversial meeting of high-powered delegations from Kenya and Uganda held on Migingo island was to have been a follow-up to an earlier one that took place at Kampala’s Munyonyo...
Recession hits home as diaspora starts streaming back It was the announcement early last week that Zain Kenya and East African Breweries Ltd were planning to shed up to 200 jobs that finally brought home the reality that the global economic crisis...
How Africa was forced to accept ‘robbery’ The massive drop in world metals prices in December 2008 saw copper collapse by up to two-thirds, and gold by up to a third from their peaks in July 2008.
Uganda clinches lucrative deal with Bahrain ... just! A potentially lucrative maize export deal for Uganda earlier this year would have gone sour had civil servants not managed to stop Prime Minister Apollo Nsibambi from dispatching a letter that...
Tanzania losing billions as mining companies evade tax Tanzania has collected only $1 million in income tax from foreign mining companies even though they exported nearly $3 billion worth of gold over a four-year period, a new report has revealed.
Chronic drug shortage crippling EA health centres East Africa’s primary care health centres frequently run of critical medicines such as antibiotics and antimalarials, leaving thousands at risk of dying.
Dar port fraud: Kikwete’s ‘list of shame’ out soon The government will soon release the names of senior officials of Dar es Salaam port and Tanzania Revenue Authority who colluded to evade tax through a document forgery racket.
EA Cables lays new plans to hook up 12 countries IMPETUS: Move due to unstable metal prices, cheap imports, and global crisis
EA trio end free roaming service A tariff will now apply to calls made while hosted on a foreign network. MICHAEL WAKABI reports
