"The purpose of this report is to provide a continuous assessment of trade developments in the EAC since the Customs Union Protocol came into effect on 1st January 2005. The 2007 report builds on the 2006 report that provided an analysis of trade amongst Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, and to some extent Burundi and Rwanda and the rest of the world. A deeper analysis has now been undertaken although Rwanda and Burundi will commence application ... in July 2009." (Quoted from paper)