SUMMARY
With the establishment of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on 1 January 2021, a common market of 1.2 billion people with a combined GDP of $2.5 trillion and combined consumer and business spending of more than $4 trillion has emerged. Within this continent, the six country East African Community (EAC) offers immense opportunities, both for exporters and investors on African soil.

EAC is a single borderless Customs Union (single market) of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Rwanda and South Sudan. It is one of the most politically & economically stable part of Africa, with a total population of 177 million and high GDP growth. EAC countries also border several land-locked countries with additional export potential. With its high industrialisation and advanced trade logistics, these countries offer a vast domestic as well as re-export market for a variety of products.

This workshop has been organised to focus the attention on the fast-emerging EAC as an economic power to enable Gujarat based exporters and entrepreneurs to leverage this growth to increase their exports and overseas investments.

FOR WHOM
All Industries, Entrepreneurs, MSMEs, Existing and Aspiring Exporters

Programme Date: July 17, 2026

Time: 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM

Fees (Incl. 18% GST): INR 500
(Lunch included)

Faculty: Mr. Suhayl Abidi Research Advisor, GoG-AMA Centre of International Trade and Editor, Foreign Trade Update