Kenya
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1-Mar-2018 Standard Media
Setback for Kenya as regional heads dig in on EPA deal
East African leaders call for further negotiations on EPA with their European counterparts.
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26-Feb-2018 GRAIN
"Trade agreements do not build us" an interview with Justus Lavi
Under EPAs, small-scale farmers are disadvantaged.
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26-Feb-2018 GRAIN
Entretien avec Justus Lavi Mwololo, Secrétaire Général National du Forum des petits agriculteurs du Kenya
Une fois que le lait en provenance du Danemark commencera à envahir l’Afrique et le Kenya, cela voudra dire que nos petits paysans, qui sont dépendants des ventes journalières perdront leur marché.
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21-Feb-2018 Standard Media
Kenya faces cases at International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Kenya is facing cases at International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) with claims amounting to Sh334 billion.
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9-Feb-2018 La Tribune Afrique
Annulation de licences : des groupes miniers poursuivent le Kenya pour 3,3 milliards de dollars
Plusieurs sociétés minières internationales réclament 3,3 milliards de dollars au Kenya auprès du Centre international pour le règlement des différends relatifs aux investissements.
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8-Feb-2018 Business Daily
Global mining firms sue Kenya for Sh334bn compensation
Global mining firms want Kenya compelled to pay Sh334 billion as compensation for cancelling their licences.
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12-Jan-2018 Business Daily
Kenya moves to secure post-Brexit trade deals with the UK
Kenya has initiated informal bilateral talks with Britain as it seeks to establish a new trade deal to protect its exports to the European market now that Brexit will likely affect duty free access of Kenyan goods to the country.
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5-Jan-2018 Le360
Echanges commerciaux: l’offensive du tigre indonésien sur le Maroc
L’Indonésie compte entamer des négociations commerciales avec cinq pays dont le Maroc en vue de booster ses exportations.
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5-Jan-2018 Jakarta Post
Indonesia to start trade talks to boost exports
Indonesia seeks to initiate negotiations on trade agreements under both bilateral and regional schemes this year to help jack up the country’s exports.
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28-Sep-2017 Standard
Kenya in last-ditch effort to persuade Tanzania to sign EPA
Kenya will take its case to the European Union in Brussels in a last-ditch effort to garner support for the Economic Partnership Agreement deal.
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29-Aug-2017 Yomiurui Shimbun
Spur self-sustaining development of Africa via more Japanese investment
Japan intends to conclude new bilateral investment treaties with 13 countries, including Algeria and Morocco.
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21-Jun-2017 Xinhua
Kenya to review trade agreements to boost exports
Kenya is currently reviewing all its bilateral trade agreements it has signed with other countries with a view to enhancing exports, officials said.
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17-May-2017 GTR
Africa’s free trade agreement: A step too far?
Plans to establish a single market for the 26 African countries in the Eastern and Southern African region – known as the tripartite free trade area (TFTA) – could be overly ambitious.
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13-Mar-2017 Jordan Times
Jordan, Kenya to sign FTA before year-end — minister
Jordan and Kenya are expected to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) before the end of the year, Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Yarub Qudah said.
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1-Mar-2017 All Africa
East Africa: EPA and diplomatic chess games in EAC
The East African Community is once again facing a delicate diplomatic situation as it seems now more than ever that, after protracted negotiations, member states may have to just agree to disagree on the Economic Partnership Agreement.
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21-Nov-2016 Today
Tanzanian sues to stop Kenya from concluding trade deal with Europe
Kenya’s quest to close an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union ahead of next year’s deadline has run into fresh head winds after a Tanzanian lodged a civil suit in the East African Court of Justice, seeking to stop it.
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1-Nov-2016 The Southern Times
Why East Africa should reject European pact
Countries in East Africa are ready to sign on a poorly understood trade agreement with the EU whose overall impact will be disastrous for years to come.
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26-Oct-2016 The Star
Kenya opens fresh talks with EAC over EU deal
Kenya has embarked on another round of diplomatic talks with her least-developed East African Community peers in a fresh bid to convince them to sign a trade deal with 28-member European Union.
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26-Oct-2016 Business Daily Africa
Kenya’s access to Europe remains intact
Kenya will continue enjoying duty-free and quota-free access for its goods to the European Union even if neighbouring countries fail to approve the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs).
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29-Sep-2016 The Star
Kenya finally deposits EU trade pact ahead of Saturday deadline
Just a week after the National Assembly unanimously endorsed the Economic Partnership Agreement, the government deposited the same instruments with the EU.
