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Nigeria could also lose $680 million annually if the agreements were implemented, according to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
Full text of a statement issued recently by Church leaders concerned about new trade agreements being negotiated between Europe and developing countries
This paper attempts to place the EU-India FTA negotiations in their
historical and topical context, and questions the coherence between the
development aid agenda on the one hand, and the trade and investment agenda
on the other.
It feels great to watch those who once colonised Africa shift and fidget uneasily as they build up a case for “partnership” -- if only the rules of the game were clear and genuine. But there is also the nagging thought: Will Africa play it right this time round?
Pacific Islands countries have been given a breathing space after the European Commission decided to extend the deadline for the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the two parties to December next year. However, negotiations will be held this month on an interim agreement on the trading of goods and possibly services.
Having read the draft EPA, I can now confirm that in much of the document, the development dimension is referenced more in shadow than substance. A huge double standard is at play here and what is sauce for the goose is not sauce for the gander, writes a former Caribbean diplomat.
The debate over who in the European Union holds the legal authority to conclude international investment agreements with non-European countries -- the European Community or individual Member States -- is set to intensify as the EU Reform Treaty throws dust into an already hazy situation.
Prospects for an Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and eight Central African countries became even more uncertain on 29 October, when Central African ministers pulled back from signing a deal, saying too much work still needed to be done in terms of negotiating specific trade concessions and related development aid.
Myanmar's political crisis should not be used an excuse to hold up a proposed free trade pact between Europe and Southeast Asian nations, Malaysia's trade minister has said.
Thailand will be able to export more boiled chicken to EU, Siripol Yodmuangcharoen, permanent secretary for Commerce, said.
