FT Special Report | Doing Business in the East African Community

DOING BUSINESS IN The East African CommunityFINANCIAL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT | Wednesday November 30 2011 www. ft. com/east­africa­community­2011 | twitter. com/ftreports Inside this issue Barriers States may have signed up to the principle but the reality... More

DOING BUSINESS IN The East African CommunityFINANCIAL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT | Wednesday November 30 2011 www. ft. com/east­africa­community­2011 | twitter. com/ftreports Inside this issue Barriers States may have signed up to the principle but the reality is something else Page 2 Stock markets Rwanda is way ahead in terms of regulation but it trades only four stocks Page 2 Infrastructure Delays caused by unreliable rail, worn roads and clogged ports make up 25 per cent of logistics costs Page 2 Interview Richard Sezibera, EAC secretary­general, is determined not to do things by halves Page 3 Counterfeit goods Fake products, smuggled through the region’s porous borders, affect virtually all areas of trade Page 3 Monetary union Could Kenya be the trading bloc’s Germany? Page 3 Security What do you do when you have a failed state next door? Page 4 Airlines Regional carriers are bucking the global trend, enjoying robust growth, healthy profits and undertaking ambitious fleet and route expan Less