Sacu studies free-trade deal with East African Community

In a recently published tender advertisement, Sacu said that it was looking to appoint a consultant to research how a proposed FTA between Sacu and the EAC could affect the economies of the two regions, and what policy implications such an agreement would have.

The directive came after the Sacu Council of Ministers decided that the Sacu Secretariat should commission research on the EAC as a possible trade negotiating partner, while taking account of the wider regional integration processes in the Southern African region.