Budgets: Will intra-regional trade spur nations growth?

EAC Budget Day: Finance ministers (from left) Njuguna Ndung'u of Kenya, Tanzania's Mwigulu Nchemba, Matia Kasaija of Uganda and Uzziel Ndagijimana, Rwanda, display budget briefcase on June 15, 2023 ahead of presenting them in their respective parliaments. PHOTOS | NMG | RWANDA FINANCE

Arusha. After the devastating Covid-19 and the impact of other global dynamics, will increased intra-regional trade boost growth in East Africa this time around?

Four members of the East African Community (EAC) tabled their annual budgets for 2023/24 financial year on Thursday with optimism about recovery.