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Dr. Vimal Shah, Chairperson of the EABC–AfDB Project Steering Committee and Chairman of BIDCO Africa on July 30, 2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
East African businesses have been urged to strengthen regional value chains and invest in value addition to fully capitalize on opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The initiative, supported by the African Development Bank through the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), aims to equip enterprises in the textile, leather and edible oil sectors with practical knowledge on exporting under the AfCFTA framework.
Speaking during the opening of the business clinic market access in Nairobi, Dr. Vimal Shah, Chairperson of the East African Business Council (EABC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) EABC–AfDB, said East Africa must move beyond exporting raw materials and instead develop integrated regional value chains capable of competing across the continent.
