 The Export Promotion Council (EPC) is Kenya’s premier institution in the development and promotion of export trade. Established in 1992, EPC’s primary objective was to address bottlenecks that were facing exporters and producers of export goods and services with a view to increasing the performance of the export sector. The Council was therefore established for the purpose of giving an outward orientation to an economy that was hitherto inward.. Read More...
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The Investment Process in South Sudan |
 Representatives of USAID, the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, and the Government of South Sudan (GOSS) released the report on the first ever complete appraisal and assessment of business regulations in Juba, South Sudan which became Africa’s newest nation.
The Doing Business in Juba 2011 report funded by USAID purposefully focused on nine areas that currently affect business operations namely; starting a business; dealing with construction permits; registering property; getting credit; protecting investors; paying taxes; trading across borders; enforcing contracts; and closing a business. Read more |
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Regional Integration and Trade |
 Exporters should fully embrace the idea of regional integration as a catalyst for increasing their trade. In 2010, Africa accounted for just 3% of global trade and 12.3% of intraregional merchandise trade compared to 52.6% in Asia. Greater intraregional trade through regionalization of global supply chains has benefitted participating countries immensely and facilitated their integration with the global economy. South-South intraregional trade, particularly in Asia, is growing at a much faster rate than world trade and the export-led growth strategies of many countries have had a direct impact on alleviating poverty. In Viet Nam, for example, export-led growth rates of 7 to 8% contributed to reducing poverty rates from 58% in 1993 to 16% in 2006. Read more... |
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Standards Required to Export Textile Products |
Standards Required to Export Textile Products Standards and quality have been part of human society since ancient times and they increasingly shape commercial prospects for developing and transition economies. Standards have been applied to products as well as services and the textiles products have not been left out as consumers continue to demand ever higher levels of safety, performance, reliability and sustainability. Read more..
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