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Made in Hong Kong, tariff-free to China
19-Dec-2018 Harbour Times
Hong Kong signed an agreement with China to allow goods of Hong Kong origin to enter the China without tariffs, made as part of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) initiative.
Brexit will not disrupt trade relations between UK and SA, says Davies
18-Dec-2018 Business Day
The Southern African Customs Union is close to finalising a deal with the UK to replicate the existing economic partnership agreement which the customs union has with the EU, says South African trade and industry minister.
Japan-EU trade pact clears hurdle on road to Feb. 1 start
11-Dec-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Japan’s parliament approved an economic partnership agreement with the EU, clearing a key hurdle for the tariff-cutting pact to take effect next year.
Namibia in advanced stage of finalising EPA implementation plan
9-Nov-2018 Xinhua
Namibia’s Presidential Advisor for Private Sector said that Namibia is at an advanced stage of finalising the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) implementation plan and has begun implementing the plan’s crucial aspects.
Did you say free trade?
2-Nov-2018 L’Harmattan
Latest book by economist Jacques Berthelot insists that West Africa will lose out if it signs the economic ’partnership’ agreement with the European Union.
UK commits to EPAs after Brexit
29-Oct-2018 Loop
The United Kingdom says it will honour the current Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with PNG and other ACP member states that have existing preferential trade relations with the European Union, after Brexit.
Joint ITUC-Africa/ETUC/ITUC statement on the EU-Africa EPAs and EU-Africa trade relations
28-Oct-2018 ETUC
Trade unions from Africa and Europe have followed with grave concern the negotiation and conclusion of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and regional groupings in Africa.
The untapped potential of EU-Africa trade
23-Oct-2018 Project Syndicate
If the EU is to seize the economic opportunities that Africa offers, it will need to work with the continent’s leaders to forge a new kind of partnership that treats African countries as equals. Simply put, the new EU-Africa relationship must be based on trade, not aid.
Mauritania signs deal to pave way for EU-West African economic partnership
24-Sep-2018 Asharq Al-Awsat
Mauritania on Friday became the 15th West African country to sign the region-to-region Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.
Africa prepares to drive a hard trade bargain with EU
4-Sep-2018 Euractiv
Increasing trade between the EU and the ACP, particularly African countries, lay at the heart of the ambition of the Cotonou Agreement. But it has not worked out that way.
Not much to gain for Kenya, Africa in post-Brexit trade agreements
3-Sep-2018 The East African
The UK will be planning to roll over "copycat" European Union agreements with African nations.
Joint statement on UK, SACU and Mozambique EPA
30-Aug-2018 Tralac
Progress was made on a future UK, SACU, and Mozambique EPA that will ensure that the parties maintain the current market access and replicate the effects of the existing EU-SADC EPA.
Europeans unhappy about SA’s duties on chicken
23-Aug-2018 Business Day
European chicken producers are miffed by South Africa’s decision to impose import duties on their exports, which goes against the spirit of the EPA [economic partnership agreement].
Chicken woman has a lesson on fowl play for SA
16-Aug-2018 IOL
The EU threatens now and again to force Cameroon to open its markets, given its status as a signatory to the Economic Partnership Agreement.
The Gambia signs the region-to-region Economic Partnership Agreement between West Africa and the EU
13-Aug-2018 European Commission
The Gambia became the 14th West African country to have signed the region-to-region Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU.
EU-Africa free trade will create more imbalances, say critics
9-Aug-2018 Deutsch Welle
Germany’s development minister has sparked a debate by calling for EU tariffs to be waived on African goods. Critics question whether import duties are really the issue, or are there other barriers to trade?
EU-Eastern and Southern Africa EPA faces collapse
7-Aug-2018 The Southern Times
Although ESA says it is committed to the full EPA process with EU, the bloc accuses the EU of dragging its feet and rather preferring to enter into EPAs with individual African states outside the collective economic integration framework.
Samoa, P.N.G. get the nod
16-Jul-2018 Samoa Observer
Samoa and Papua New Guinea will represent the Pacific at the Ministerial level central negotiating for the post-Cotonou agreement.
Kenya eyes bigger pie of US trade plan Agoa to increase exports
12-Jul-2018 The East African
Kenya’s trade officials have said they will be taking steps to expand exports and raise the country’s share of new investments during the second edition of Trade Week at the end of this month.
South African Customs Union, EU start talks on new economic partnership agreement with post-Brexit Britain
26-Jun-2018 Xinhua
The Southern African Customs Union, Mozambique and the European Union have started talks to conclude a new economic partnership agreement with post-Brexit Britain.