The agreement allows 98.2% of Kenya's export goods duty-free access to the Chinese market. Kenya has struck a preliminary trade agreement with China that allows 98.2% of its export goods duty-free market access, its trade ministry said on Thursday, adding the two sides had been holding discussions in search of a full bilateral trade deal. The East African nation has been forging closer ties with China, with President William Ruto making a state visit to Beijing last year , where a number of financing and cooperation agreements were signed. "We have initiated discussion with China to negotiate a bilateral trade agreement," Kenya's trade ministry said in a statement, disclosing the talks for the first time. "These engagements have resulted in a preliminary agreement." Ruto has defended the rapprochement with China against criticism from some US officials, saying Kenya has to export more goods to the Asian economy to close a trade gap heavily tilted in Beijing's favour.
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Kenya gets 'duty free' access to China in preliminary trade deal
The agreement allows 98.2% of Kenya's export goods duty-free access to the Chinese market. Kenya has struck a preliminary trade agreement with China that allows 98.2% of its export goods duty-free market access, its trade ministry said on Thursday, adding the two sides had been holding discussion...
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The agreement allows 98.2% of Kenya's export goods duty-free access to the Chinese market. Kenya has struck a preliminary trade agreement with China that allows 98.2% of its export goods duty-free market access, its trade ministry said on Thursday, adding the two sides had been holding discussion...