African Export-Import Bank and the East Africa Business Council have launched the EABC – Africa Trade and Investment Council, with the goal of creating a platform for engagement and investment between the East Africa Community and the rest of Africa.
Launched in Rwanda, the Council would help the private sector in EAC to engage with the rest of Africa with a view towards increasing access to intra-African investment as well as trade and market information through trade fairs and investment forums, while increasing knowledge and awareness. Speaking at the launch, Afreximbank Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade Bank, Mrs. Kanayo Awani said: “We are delighted at the launch of the EABC-Africa Trade and Investment Council as it acts upon the ambition and commitment of the East African Community to achieve the objectives of the AfCFTA and the African Union Agenda 2030 – The Africa We Want.