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East Africa’s Security Printing Market on Growth Trajectory

Government IDs, anti-counterfeiting measures are driving demand for security inks.

By: Shem Oirere

Africa Correspondent

Security printing in East Africa is expected to enjoy a healthy growth in the medium and long term as the region enjoys a population and an economic boom that has created demand for millions of new official documents and production of new banknotes. Demand for security inks is expected to be high as governments in the region scale up the issuance of passports, identity cards, birth certificates, tax stamps, security labels and product marking. In addition, counterfeiting is rampant in East...

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