EAC to assess Somalia’s readiness to join regional bloc

Periplus

Min Al-Nahr ila Al-Ba7r
VIP
You're overreacting, yes Somalis will leave but they'll come back and bring whatever trades they picked up in other countries along with them.

You will have to wait at least three decades to witness that.

The Somalis that fled in the 1990s are still overseas, let alone those that will leave when we join the EAC.
 

Laagite

الداروودي
You will have to wait at least three decades to witness that.

The Somalis that fled in the 1990s are still overseas, let alone those that will leave when we join the EAC.
What about Somali citizens who want to seek treatment and education, you want to deny them the opportunity while you enjoy those privileges in the West.
 

Periplus

Min Al-Nahr ila Al-Ba7r
VIP
What about Somali citizens who want to seek treatment and education, you want to deny them the opportunity while you enjoy those privileges in the West.

We don’t have to join the EAC to get those things.

Somalia should lobby Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc for Visa-free entry so that Somalis can access better health and education facilities.

30 to 90 day visas are regularly given out by EAC countries to other nation’s citizens, Somalia should lobby for their citizens to get it also.

We don’t have to sell our country for that.
 

GemState

36/21
VIP
Dude if we join the EAC, Somalis will use that to open businesses in Kenya and Tanzania.

Any Somali uni graduate will leave the country to try work in Nairobi or Dar Es Salaam or Kigali or Kampala.

It’s basically a “leave Somalia for free” ticket.
Sent from: Australia

Imagine being against oversaturated Uni grads in Somalia finding work in other African countries, there are no jobs in the country mate
 

Periplus

Min Al-Nahr ila Al-Ba7r
VIP
Sent from: Australia

Imagine being against oversaturated Uni grads in Somalia finding work in other African countries, there are no jobs in the country mate

Ad hominem aside, let’s analyse your job creation point.

Do you seriously think the EAC will help job creation?

Countless Somali farmers and businessmen will go out of business trying to compete with Kenyan/Tanzanian/Ugandan companies and farms with more finances.

Maybe the solution isn’t the EAC but lobbying the Somali government to do something about job creation.

Why do Somalis think the solution to every problem is in the hands of foreigners or foreign nations.

:snoop:
 

GemState

36/21
VIP
Ad hominem aside, let’s analyse your job creation point.

Do you seriously think the EAC will help job creation?

Countless Somali farmers and businessmen will go out of business trying to compete with Kenyan/Tanzanian/Ugandan companies and farms with more finances.

Maybe the solution isn’t the EAC but lobbying the Somali government to do something about job creation.

Why do Somalis think the solution to every problem is in the hands of foreigners or foreign nations.

:snoop:
What Somalia needs is faster GDP growth and integration with it's neighbours, removing all trade barriers between Somalia and the EAC is a good first step.
 

reer

VIP
What Somalia needs is faster GDP growth and integration with it's neighbours, removing all trade barriers between Somalia and the EAC is a good first step.
faster gdp growth through being a kaboqaad for hostile nations that are richer and stronger than you. :mjlol:
 

reer

VIP
Ad hominem aside, let’s analyse your job creation point.

Do you seriously think the EAC will help job creation?

Countless Somali farmers and businessmen will go out of business trying to compete with Kenyan/Tanzanian/Ugandan companies and farms with more finances.

Maybe the solution isn’t the EAC but lobbying the Somali government to do something about job creation.

Why do Somalis think the solution to every problem is in the hands of foreigners or foreign nations.

:snoop:

pakistanis overall dont want freedom of movement with india. saudis would be against freedom of movement with iran. only somalis have fetish for nations that hate their guts and exploit them. then they talk about freedom and dimokrasi.
 

Periplus

Min Al-Nahr ila Al-Ba7r
VIP
What Somalia needs is faster GDP growth and integration with it's neighbours, removing all trade barriers between Somalia and the EAC is a good first step.

You are putting the cart before the horse.

For Somalia to increase GDP, it needs to export a lot more than it imports. Somalias net export amount is below zero by millions.

It also needs to increase government spending, investment and consumption.

It only makes sense to join a group like the EAC when you’ve done as much as you can internally in each of those departments.

Somalia still has a lot of work to do internally to improve those numbers before they join any customs union.
 

bidenkulaha

GalYare
I support EAC as well, but I don’t however support in adopting their EAC “currency”. We should stick with the $USD until we have our own reformed Somali Shilling.
The best thing about this is the EAC currency. Our currency will be worthless forever. We need a currency that has hundreds of million people using them so our economy doesn’t have an effect on its value. Also avoiding high levels of inflation. Look at the rapid advance of Eastern European countries who used to have junk currencies now benefiting from the ECB/euro.

The problem with dollarisation is we’re going to run out of access to it soon with diaspora remittances falling off a cliff once the refugee generation start dying.
 

Periplus

Min Al-Nahr ila Al-Ba7r
VIP
The best thing about this is the EAC currency. Our currency will be worthless forever. We need a currency that has hundreds of million people using them so our economy doesn’t have an effect on its value. Also avoiding high levels of inflation.

The problem with dollarisation is we’re going to run out of access to it soon with diaspora remittances falling off a cliff once the refugee generation start dying.

Somalia can save the Shilling. However, it needs a competent treasury and finance minister.

The EAC currency is doomed to fail.
 

bidenkulaha

GalYare
Somalia can save the Shilling. However, it needs a competent treasury and finance minister.

The EAC currency is doomed to fail.
We can’t. No one has any interest in using it or any trust. The amount of fake currency in Somalia is insane. We’re always going to use dollar but this is disastrous for those living in Somalia. So the EAC currency is the only way to leave this dollarisation trap.

If only we could become an American protectorate and benefit from joining their monetary union lol
 

Diaspora ambassador

''Dagaalka gala'' Garaad Jaamac Garaad Cali
VIP
This would stablize us in the long run and kickstart economic reforms in our cities.

We also have acces to new funds to connect our countries. Paving a way for somali businesses abroad 👏

Even if we have to share somalia with others, ain't no one crazy enough to live with trigger happy khat addicts 🤣
 
The best thing about this is the EAC currency. Our currency will be worthless forever. We need a currency that has hundreds of million people using them so our economy doesn’t have an effect on its value. Also avoiding high levels of inflation. Look at the rapid advance of Eastern European countries who used to have junk currencies now benefiting from the ECB/euro.

The problem with dollarisation is we’re going to run out of access to it soon with diaspora remittances falling off a cliff once the refugee generation start dying.
You do have a point, I remember recently how Croatians were happy to join the Euro at the start of this year.

Look how happy the people are.



 

Periplus

Min Al-Nahr ila Al-Ba7r
VIP
Nigga just say that u dont like Madows, these countries have a better economy then ours and ur telling me there are more negatives bffr

I literally get called a madoow booth clapper on SSpot every week.

I have zero issues with madoows, my problem is economic.
 
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