Africa : Economic Partnership Agreements between Africa and the European Union, What to do Now? Summary Report
This report addresses the question raised in its title - now that 18 interim Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) have been initialed and negotiations of full EPAs have been launched, what should African countries and regional EPA-groups do? Part...
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| Format: | Knowledge Economy Study |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10375304/africa-economic-partnership-agreements-between-africa-european-union-now-summary-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7850 |
| Summary: | This report addresses the question
raised in its title - now that 18 interim Economic
Partnership Agreements (EPAs) have been initialed and
negotiations of full EPAs have been launched, what should
African countries and regional EPA-groups do? Part two of
the report analyzes the outcome of the EPA negotiations thus
far, the interim EPAs' implications for the trade and
related policies of participating African countries, and the
reforms required for successful implementation of interim
EPAs. Part three examines the potential role of full EPAs,
in advancing regional trade integration, open trade
policies, and the liberalization of trade in services and
foreign direct investment in Africa. The intended audience
for this report is primarily policy makers and their
advisors in the African EPA-countries, but it may also be of
interest to those in the broader development community
concerned with Africa. |
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