Trade CS gives roadmap on Kenya, UK trade deal

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Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development Cabinet Secretary Betty C. Maina speaking at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, JKIA on Monday, January 18, 2021. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya will start to gradually cut duty on goods from the UK seven years after the post-Brexit trade agreement with the Europe’s second largest economy is enforced, giving time for domestic firms to enhance their competitive advantage.

The trade deal, which is awaiting approval from lawmakers of both countries, will eventually see duty on 82.6 percent of products originating from the UK abolished after 25 years.

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