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Sh11 Billion Lost in Illicit Tabacco Trade - Report  

Jump to full article: All-Africa.com, 2008-11-10
Author: David Muwanga Kampala

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OVER sh11.2b is lost each year through illegal tobacco trade, a report released by the British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya, has said.

According to the report, Kenya loses $21m (about sh22m), Burundi $7m (about sh13b), Uganda $6m (11.2b), while Rwanda loses $1m (sh1.8b) annually.

The report on the theme "Illicit trade: A threat to sustainable growth in the East African Community (EAC)," was released during the East Africa International Business Forum held in Kigali, Rwanda, recently.

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