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The CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) : the Development Component
Staidéar 02-04-2009
Executive summary The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Caribbean Forum (Cariforum) and the European Community (EC) is the only comprehensive EPA negotiated so far, and was signed by all parties (except Haiti) in October 2008. Now that the details have been finalised a start can be made to identify the likely development impact, and this report provides an initial assessment. Comprehensive changes to trade, investment and related policies produce profound and wideranging economic ...