i) Produce similar products i.e. due to similar climatic conditions
ii) Poor infrastructure i.e. hinders free flow of goods and services
iii) Differences in currencies i.e. the exchange rate is varied and needs to be converted
iv) Port congestion due to increase volume of trade there by slowing down the flow of inputs
and exports
v) Refugees e.g there is a middle influx of refugees from neighboring countries due to political instability eg. Rwanda
vi) Mistrust among the member states i.e. the feeling that one is gaining more than the other
Kavungya answered the question on April 4, 2019 at 05:50
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On 31st December,2009 details extracted from Khetia’s Ltd. showed commission received for the
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Give three documents from which information entered in cash receipts and cash payments
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Record the following transactions in a double column cash book of JABER traders and balance
it off as at 12th June 2009:-
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Record the following transactions in a double column cash book of JABER traders and balance
it off as at 12th June 2009:-
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Ondiko Traders had Kshs. 100000 cash in hand and Kshs.243000 cash at bank during the month
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March 20- Deposited shs. 30000 into bank from cash till
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The following transactions took place in the business of Kiprono during the first week of Jan.
2003
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2003
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Bank= Kshs.35,000
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