Trade agreement with UAE ready for signing, says CS Mvurya.
Trade Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has said the economic partnership agreement between Kenya and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to boost trade relations. The CS, who spoke at the UAE-Kenya Trade Investment Forum held in Nairobi Monday, said the pact provides an opportunity for the country to profile itself as a gateway market to the rest of the continent. He said the economic partnership agreement, which is already concluded, is expected to boost trade between the two markets in Favour of Kenya. “The two parties have been engaging over the past two years with the view to putting in place a long-term trading framework, the Kenya–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, whose negotiation is at an advanced stage.
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