Africa: Weakening Dollar, Strong Exports Drive Eastern Africa's Trade Resilience

Africa: Weakening Dollar, Strong Exports Drive Eastern Africa's Trade Resilience

End last month, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Eastern Africa published a press release indicating that, among others, eastern African exports are demonstrating remarkable resilience amid global trade turbulence, defying expectations of decline following sweeping US tariffs and persistent geopolitical uncertainty.

Weakening dollar, strong exports drive eastern Africa’s trade resilience – UNECA

End last month, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Eastern Africa published a press release indicating that, among others, eastern African exports are demonstrating remarkable resilience amid global trade turbulence, defying expectations of decline following sweeping US tariffs and persistent geopolitical uncertainty. Data from UNECA, it says, reveals that several countries in the region have not just weathered the stor…