Doha talk 'impasse' lingers in WTO
Gloom over ministerial, courtesy US-China spar, conflict between cotton-producing African nations. The Doha round of global trade talks has once again ended in a complete deadlock at the World Trade Organisation... 
Tax Article
One of the things that sadden me greatly when I get my pay-slip at the end of the month is the amount I have to pay as tax. Each time I see it, I start thinking of the things I would be able to do with it if it were... 


A Consultative Meeting on how CSOs can engage on the Plant Varieties Protection BILL 2010
As earlier raised, Uganda is a member of the WTO and is therefore required to domesticate the WTO rules particularly the... 
A PROCEEDINGS REPORT ON A WORKSHOP ON OIL AND TAX GOVERNANCE IN UGANDA
The presenter noted that Uganda has proved to be an emerging oil producing country with 2.5billion barrels of oil reserves;... 
TRADE UNION STATEMENT REGARDING RENEWED NAMA NEGOTIATIONS (March, 2012)
After the failure of the last ministerial meeting in December 2011, the deal currently on the table, based on the December... 
The Southern and Eastern African Trade, Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) is a regional Non-Governmental Organization founded in 1996 soon after the WTO Singapore Ministerial Conference, after realizing... 

Publications

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE PARTICIPANTS   OF THE EAC/EU PARLIAMENTARIANS’ CONFERENCE ON PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT ON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND BEYOND ( ARUSHA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE... 
The 4th EAC Development Strategy
The East African Community has launched a new EAC Development strategy for the period 2011/12-2015/16 with the theme, ‘Deepening and accelerating Regional Integration’. This strategy, the fourth since... 
Towards Taxation for Development: Challenges and Opportunities; The case of Uganda.
The study aims at analyzing domestic tax policies and practices in Uganda and establishing whether they promote fair policies for development, accountability and equity. It assesses the challenges in... 
FINANCING THE EPAS: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VIABILITY OF AID FOR TRADE, EDF AND EU BUDGET FUNDING INITIATIVES FOR THE EAC-EPA.
This study analyses the issue of funding/fi nancing in the ACPEUcooperation from a historical perspective. It makes policyrecommendations on how the EPA should be funded to effectivelyaddress EAC countries’... 

Latest Trade News

ARUSHA, Tanzania, April 24, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — EALA has today debated and passed the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Management Bill... 
Promoting women empowerment through equitable trade policies
Women are still disadvantaged compared to men in virtually all aspects of life, especially in terms of their role and position in the economy. The majority... 
Article 49 of the EAC Treaty establishes EALA as the legislative organ of the Community and stipulates that among other duties, EALA shall discuss all...