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A single East African currency and what it means for business in the region
We talk to Standard Bank’s Yvette Babb about the effect that greater integration will have on business and investment in East Africa.
Will East Africa adopt a single currency?
East African Community states will today start discussions on the establishment of a monetary union and the adoption of a single currency throughout the region.
Burundi making progress; challenges remain
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has been sworn into office for another term. He was re-elected in the country’s first presidential direct-vote election in late June, while the opposition boycotted the poll, claiming massive fraud and intimidation by the government in previous legislative and local-government elections.
Rwanda least corrupt country in East Africa – index
The Kenya chapter of Transparency International found that two neighbouring countries in Africa call on two different ends of the scale in terms of corruption.
