Dialogue on the East African private sector development strategy

The objective of the East African Community is to achieve a private sector - led, internationally competitive and sustainable development in the region. The success of regional integration effort by Partner States will depend to a large extend on the response of the private sector. This calls, therefore, for an appropriate private sector strategy worked out in a participatory manner by the East African Community Governments and by both the private and public sectors as well as the civil society. As first step towards the preparation of an EAC Private Sector Strategy, the EAC Secretary organized a Workshop for exchange of views and experiences between the key stakeholders. Discussion during the workshop was based on four thematic papers prepared by consultants, which are publicized in this publication. The papers were East African Competitiveness Strategy;Development of Private Sector in East Africa within the context of international trade liberalization and globalization;Economic Empowerment for sustainable private sector and regional economic development;and Effects of Privatisation on the private sector and regional development in East Africa. The recommendations made during the Workshop were summarized by EAC Secretariat. The EAC Secretariat believes that the workshop report can serve as an orientation and inspiration for public......