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Leveraging the East African Market through Trade and Investment

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Conference Report and Presentations.

The Conference was held in Kigali Serena Hotel on the 26th – 28th June, 2008 and was graced by Four East African Community Heads of State who were present.  H.E President Jakaya Mrisha Kikwete was absent but joined the Summit later in the afternoon to grace the Conference Lunch function.

The investment conference was attended by 1090 delegates in total. This figure includes 414 from EAC Partner States other than Rwanda, 253 delegates outside the EAC region. Rwanda generated 423 local participants. The target of 800 was therefore surpassed. The conference budget was heavily sponsored by  31 companies from the private sector in the region.

Full Conference report: Download

Some Power Point Presentations

Plenary session 1

Theme: Promotion Regional Competitiviness

Investing in value addition operations, by Dr. Charles KWESIGA, Executive Director, Uganda Industrial Reasearch Institute (UIRI) Download

Plenary session 2

Theme: Highlighting Trade and Invesment Opportunities in East Africa Community

Why EAC, by Mr. Charles MBOGORI , Executive Director, East African Business Council (EABC) Download

Finance, by Mr. Francis GATARE , Director General, Rwanda Investment and Export Promotion Agency (RIEPA) Download

Agro Business , by Prof. Maggie KIGOZI , Executive Director , Uganda Invesment Authority (UIA) Download

Tourism , by Mr. Emmanuel Ole NAIKO , Director General, Tanzania Invesment Center (TIC) Download

Energy , by Ms. Susan KIKWAI , Managing Director , Kenya Invesment Authority (KenInvest) Download

ICT , by Mr. Constaque HAKIZIMANA , ICT Expert , National Agency for Telecommunications , Control & Regurations, Burundi Download

Breakout sessions

Session1

Theme: Infrastructure Development in the EAC

Developing SG Railways in East Africa, by Mr. Philip Wambugu , Director Planning and Infrastructure, EAC Download

Session3

Theme: Support Growth agenda: Fincancial mobilisation and accessibility for enhanced economic growth

Fincancial mobilisation and accessibility for enhanced economic growth, by Mr. Simon Rutega , CEO, Uganda Stock Exchange Download

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This conference was proudly sponsored by:

Dubai World         IGI

MTN    CEDP

BCR     NAKUMATT  East African B.

Kabuye Sugar Works       COGEBANQUE        FINABANK

and many others.