NAIROBI, Kenya It may not have the ambitious government-backed initiatives of other regional trade groupings, but the Indian Ocean Rim Association is at the heart of an increasingly vibrant network of economic activity.

Dar es Salaam Port, Tanzania, is one of the East African gateways to the Indian Ocean (Photo by Yuji Kuronuma)
NAIROBI, Kenya It may not have the ambitious government-backed initiatives of other regional trade groupings, but the Indian Ocean Rim Association is at the heart of an increasingly vibrant network of economic activity.