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Trade policy reports

Short Briefings

EPAs Q and A

Questions and answers on EPAs

What are EPAs and how do they affect developing countries? Plus lots more answers to all those tricky questions.

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The cost of EPAs

The Cost of EPAs (May 2007)

The latest information on EPAs, including an examination of their real costs, and the effect they will have.

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New deals, new danger

New Deals New Danger EPAs: A threat to workers (January 2007)

Co-written with ACTSA and TUC, this briefing looks at the effect EPAs will have on workers.

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EPAs: Rhetoric and reality

EPAs: The Rhetoric and the Reality (September 2006)

What's going on with EPAs? More on the negotiations, what the ACP think and how EPAs are shaping up.

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Why free trade won't help AfricaWhy free trade won't help Africa (September 2005)

Quick and easy to read colour guide to the impact of free trade on Kenya.

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EPAs: the Hidden DangerEPAs: the Hidden Danger (October 2004)

Discover why free trade deals known as Economic Partnership Agreements could ruin the lives of 750 million of the world's poorest people.

Download EPAs: the Hidden Danger (PDF).

Reports

EU-India FTA report

The EU-India FTA: initial observations from a development perspective (October 2008)

This report considers the consequences for India of liberalising its trade in goods, retail, financial services and government procurement.

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EPAs: building or shattering African regional integration

EPAs: building or shattering African regional integration (May 2007)

Co-authored with African NGOs EcoNews and Seatini, this report examines the effect EPAs might have on integration within regions in Africa.

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Partnership Under Pressure

Partnership Under Pressure: an assessment of the European Commission's conduct in the EPA negotiations (May 2007)

Produced with Christian Aid and Tearfund, this report examines the conduct of the European Commission during EPA negotiations.

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The Development Challenge of EPAs

The Development Challenge of EPAs: Conference Report (October 2006)

With ACP ministers as keynote speakers, the South Centre hosted this high level conference in October 2006.

Read this report of what was said (PDF)

EPAs: Through the lens of Kenya

EPAs: Through the Lens of Kenya (September 2005)

Co-written by Traidcraft and Kenyan NGO EcoNews Africa. Find out why Economic Partnership Agreements could devastate the African economy. Includes original case studies.

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