Let me try some quick avenues: 1. EAC will provide a wider market – this will induce firms’ production expansion in size and product lines – to satisfy a wider market. 2. A larger market requires a larger investment outlay. 3. A larger market diversifies the sources of income flows. 4.
Financial services to cover the region will have to adjust to a higher platform: for instance, Kenyan banks are currently expanding to the region in a significant way. The same applies to a number of other sectors such as retail services as evident with the expansion of Nakumatt and Uchumi retail shops to the region. 5.