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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