Rusumo border registers increase in trade volumes

Trucks await customs clearance at the Rusumo border. Attempts to harmonize tariffs across East Africa by among other things, lowering road tolls, are expected to increase the volume of inter-regional trading between EAC partner states. PHOTO | FILE

By  Zephania Ubwani

What you need to know:

  • The One Stop Border Post (OSBP) operated by the two countries, saw goods worth Sh51.4 billion exiting Tanzania to Rwanda and DR Congo during the period.

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