{"id":6097,"date":"2021-10-05T13:05:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T13:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themepanthers.com\/wp\/creote\/v-new\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2023-08-07T05:17:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T05:17:47","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastafricanchamber.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The East African Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (EACCIA) has been in existence since September 2005, when it was legally incorporated in Nairobi, Kenya. It was formally launched in Arusha, Tanzania, in February 2006. Its main objective, upon incorporation, was to lobby for the creation of a conducive environment for cross border trade and investment, within the context of the East African Community protocols, viz: the East African Customs Union and the East African Common Market. Broadly speaking, its main objective is to lobby the regional governments for the creation of a conducive business environment. The chamber is expected to dialogue with various organs of the East African Community, national, as well as international institutions, impacting on business to facilitate this. Apart from its advocacy role, the EACCIA is also undertakes some development projects on behalf of its constituent Chambers.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mr. Toufiq Salim TURKY<\/strong><\/p>

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Mr. Charles N. KAHUTHU<\/strong><\/p>

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Who we are:<\/strong>
EACCIA is the apex Chamber with the mandate to facilitate the work of the national chambers of commerce and industry in the East African Community member states. It was legally incorporated in Nairobi, Kenya, on 22nd September 2005 and formally launched in Arusha, Tanzania, in February 2006. This was as a result of an MOU which had been signed in 2003 by the three chambers of commerce of the then East African Community member states.

Membership:<\/strong>
Our membership currently includes the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA), Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI), Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI), Zanzibar National Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ZNCCIA), Private Sector Federation of Rwanda (PSFR) and the Chambre Federale de Commerce et d\u2019Industrie du Burundi (CFCIB). We also collaborate very closely with the South Sudan Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (SSCCIA), Somaliland Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (SLCCIA), as well as the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI), the continental chamber which is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

EACCIA has now expanded its outreach to beyond East African Community by inviting membership from Comoros, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Madagascar and the Seychelles. Mozambique formally joined EACCIA in April, 2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\r\n Our mission is to strengthen the private sector in East Africa through influencing policy at national and community level, supporting national chambers and strengthening cooperation and partnership between the public and private sectors across the East African Community. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\r\n \n\nArticulating well developed proposals for removing constraints facing the business, industrial and agricultural communities; Promoting unity amongst stakeholders within the private sector; and Collaborating closely with Governments to make the East African Community more attractive to investors. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\r\n EACCIA will be a credible partner for government in the creation of a business environment conducive to the development of a strong private sector throughout the East African Community. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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