ECOWAS close to agreeing EPA with the EU

The 15 member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) appear close to agreeing a new Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU. A deal was under discussion at negotiations held in late January between the two trade blocks and an agreement appears to have been reached in principle which could be formally ratified during the first quarter of 2014. Dialogue with the EU broke down in 2012, but was given fresh impetus...

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