Capacity Development: Training for Officers from Revenue Authorities and Ministries of FinanceIn light of the on-going economic and fiscal integration efforts of the EAC, effective information exchange in all areas of the revenue administration of the Partner States is an essential determinant in order to ensure the correct application of tax laws while maintaining sovereignty over the application and enforcement of these laws. |
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Technical Workshop on Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes among Revenue Authorities in the East African Community; Mount Meru Hotel in Arusha (Tanzania), 23–24 August 2012  In light of the ongoing integration efforts of the East African Community (EAC), effective information exchange among the Revenue Authorities of the Partner States is essential to ensure the correct application of tax laws while maintaining sovereignty over the application and enforcement of these laws.
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Strengthening Popular Participation in the East African Community  The EAC, in cooperation with the GIZ-EAC Integration Programme, has designed a special manual to inform and sensitise non-state actors on the advantages of EAC integration. The manual was developed in close dialogue and cooperation with civil society and private sector organisations. A special quality assessment group was set up for this purpose, and the EAC Secretariat has customized the document to the needs of PSO and CSO in line with EAC communication standards.
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Celebrating Gender Week 2012Gender Mainstreaming in EAC Programmes -- The Example of the EAC-GIZ Small Arms & Light Weapons (SALW) Project 
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Women’s Day in Arusha gets set |
EAC and GIZ celebrated the Gender Week 2012 through a multitude of activities to increase awareness on gender mainstreaming in EAC policies, focusing on the gender dimension of the proliferation of illicit small arms and lights weapons (SALW) in East Africa. The activities also aimed at enhancing the visibility of the East African Community (EAC) in the promotion of women’s rights and gender.
The activities were organised by EASSI, the Eastern African Sub-Regional Support Initiative for Women Empowerment, a regional organisation which has also been involved in developing a Gender Protocol for the EAC and a gender mainstreaming concept for the EAC-GIZ programme on Small Arms and Light Weapons. |
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| | 4th Business Climate Index 2011 A new edition of the Business Climate Index for the EAC, carried out by the East African Business Council (EABC) in cooperation with the EAC-GIZ Integration Programme, sheds more light on the issue of non-tariff barriers. This renewed BCI collects information on business conditions and tracks developments in the EAC business climate with special emphasis on NTBs. It provides a powerful instrument for the business sector to communicate their views and concerns to the public. The BCI 2011 was officially launched on 27 April 2012 and will be presented in all five EAC partner States subsequently. | Frequent roadblocks are a challenge
to free trade in the EAC countries
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Developing the East African Pharmaceutical Industry  The East African Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan of Action (EACRPMPOA) is a regional road-map to guide the East African Community towards an efficient and effective regional pharmaceutical manufacturing industry that can supply national, regional and international markets with efficacious and high-quality medicines.
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