eu-uk trade with southern africa
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EU and UK Trade with Southern Africa
Dr Peg Murray-Evans
Research AssociateDepartment of Politics
University of [email protected]
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Economic Partnership Agreements: A set of free trade agreements between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions.
• Key aim: to support development by providing access to the EU market and encouraging ACP trade reforms and regional integration
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The EPA with the SADC Group
• The SADC EPA was signed in June 2016 and is in the process of ratification.
• SADC countries could lose preferential access to the UK market following Brexit
BotswanaLesothoNamibia
SwazilandSouth Africa
MozambiqueAngola
SADC-EPA Group
SADC
SACU
TanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe
MadagascarMalawiMauritius
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South Africa and Namibia
South Africa Namibia• Exports to EU: 21.8%• Exports to UK: 4.4%
• Exports to EU: 12.5%• Exports to UK: 0.9%
• Key exports to EU:– Namibia: beef, grapes
– South Africa: agricultural produce (esp. fresh fruit)
• South Africa has important trade links to UK that would be affected by loss of preferential market access.
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SADC EPA: Key Issues
• Impact of the EPA on Regional integration
• South Africa’s important political and economic role in the region
• Beyond trade in goods?