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Kenya and Indonesia forge ties with new bilateral investment treaty
Kenya has expressed interest in furthering cooperation with Indonesia, particularly in the textiles, apparel, energy, mining, and oil production sectors.
Kenya, US edge closer to landmark trade deal as talks enter eighth round
As Kenya and the United States gear up for the eighth round of negotiations under the Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP), the urgency to conclude a long-delayed free trade agreement has intensified.
Kenya braces for revenue loss as Africa implements free trade pact
A recent study by Kenya’s Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis suggests that Kenya may face a reduction in revenue once the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is implemented.
Rwanda expresses interest in joining Kenya-EU economic partnership deal
Rwanda has expressed interest in joining Kenya’s Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), a top official said, becoming the first partner State of the East African Community (EAC) to do so.
Kenya, US in rush to conclude free trade pact as Biden leaves
The outgoing Biden administration and the Ruto government are scrambling to conclude the much-delayed free trade agreement first inked during the Donald Trump era
‘Political instability threatens AfCFTA implementation’
Political Instability and policy inconsistencies, among others, constitute barriers that threaten the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area Trade in Services Protocol.
Cabinet adopts Kenya-UAE trade deal
The two countries concluded early this year negotiations for the initial phase of the agreement.
Kenya to open market for duty-free EU imports after trade deal takes effect
Kenya and the European Union have enforced a trade deal after a decade of negotiations, opening up the domestic market for tax-free goods from the 27-country bloc after 25 years.
Kenya and US governments issue end-of-year deadline for STIP deal conclusion
The Kenya and United States governments have issued a deadline to members in the respective negotiations teams to ensure that the Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership is concluded by the end of the year.
Kenya & US Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership enters 6th round of negotiations
Kenya and the United States will be engaging on the sixth round of the Kenya – United States Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) negotiations in Mombasa, from June 3-7.
Trade agreements: How African states are resisting pressure from the North but not managing to assert their priorities
African countries are regularly offered Free Trade Agreements by the world’s major economic powers. The balance of power is so unequal that they seem forever condemned to be the big losers.
Presidents Ruto, Samia eye trade deals with South Korea
The trip will set the stage for Kenya and South Korea to initiate negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement between the two countries.
NGO wants EU-Kenya trade partnership annulled
A Kampala-based NGO has gone to the East African Court of Justice seeking orders to block Kenya and the EAC Secretary-General from implementing the Economic Partnership Agreement Nairobi signed with the European Union.
EU approves economic partnership deal with Kenya
Agreement set to strengthen cooperation with Kenya — recognized as economic hub of East Africa — benefiting workers, businesses, traders on both sides.
Kenya - US elusive free trade deal at risk of collapse if trump wins election
Hopes for a swift conclusion to the much-anticipated free trade agreement between Kenya and the United States have been dampened as negotiations continue to drag on.
UAE, Kenya seal comprehensive economic partnership deal
The United Arab Emirates and Kenya have concluded a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Thani Al Zeyoudi said on Friday.
Kenya keen on trade deal with US before elections, AGOA lapse
Agriculture, environment and workers’ rights took centre stage in the Kenya-US trade talks , with the former seen to push for a deal before November.
Kenyan poultry farmers sound alarm over looming US-Kenya trade deal
The poultry sector in Kenya is facing a crisis as stakeholders, particularly small-scale farmers, intensify their opposition to an impending trade agreement between the Kenyan government and the United States.
EU, Kenya trade deal gets parliament nod
The National Assembly has approved the Kenya-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), a trade, deal that guarantees traders access to the €13 trillion European market on duty-free (no taxes) and quota-free (unlimited exports) terms.
Public summary of second set of US text proposals under the US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership
The United States has tabled proposed texts under the US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP), covering Agriculture, Good Regulatory Practice and Workers’ Rights and Protection.