The development will include flood mitigation measures spanning 11 acres, a new climate resilient market building with trading spaces for up to 1,500 traders, solar power, fire protection systems, and improved waste management, including water supply systems.
One of the key outcomes of the meeting was to mandate that the Commonwealth Working Group on Trade and Investment will focus on generating an investment plan of action, with the goal of increasing investment flows among Commonwealth member countries.
The eight countries include; Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda from the East African Community, while the others are the Ghana, the host of the initiative, Cameroon, Egypt, Mauritius and Tunisia.
The processors and exporters of gold and other minerals, have requested Government to revise this tax downwards and negotiations are being held to this end, according to the Finance Ministry.
