Tag: Brexit
Some implications of Brexit for UK-African relations
15 Jul 16 NewsThe UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Trade Out of Poverty (APPG-TOP) is undertaking an inquiry into the UK’s Africa Free Trade Initiative (AFTi). The Inquiry has been ext...
Economic Partnership Agreements: A case of unfortunate timing?
13 Jul 16 NewsIn preparing this paper, Stephen Lande and Dennis Matanda leverage their extensive first-hand experience with both the African Union and Africa’s regional economic communities. T...
UK firms could get trade boost with rapidly developing African nations thanks to Brexit
13 Jul 16 NewsBrexit could be the ideal time for UK companies to begin trading with Africa, particularly Ethiopia, and opportunities should be seized upon, according to experts.
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Brexit: impact on developing countries
11 Jul 16 NewsIn a surprise outcome for many in Europe and beyond, British people have voted to leave the European Union.
The macroeconomic implications of this decision are already being felt,...
Inquiry into UK’s Africa Free Trade initiative extended to cover implications of Brexit for UK-Africa trade relations
07 Jul 16 NewsExtension of Call for Evidence
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Trade Out of Poverty (APPG-TOP) is undertaking an inquiry into the UK’s Africa Free Trade Initiative (AFTi), ...
Four lessons from Brexit and EU fallout for East African Community
04 Jul 16 News
Now that the immediate turmoil of Britain’s exit vote from the European Union has somewhat subsided, it is a good time to ask what lessons that vote holds for the East African ...
Some Implications of Brexit for Southern African Trade Relations
30 Jun 16 PublicationsSeldom has a single political event revealed such an astounding degree of failure to grasp and prepare for the consequences of an act of self-inflicted harm. The Economist writes o...
African exporters face choppy waters in the wake of Brexit
27 Jun 16 NewsOne would certainly be forgiven if, like us, you found yourself doing a double take at the news that Britain’s public voted in favour of leaving the EU. This is because shor...
The potential impact of Brexit on Africa
20 Jun 16 NewsThe UK referendum on whether to stay in the EU will have an impact far beyond Europe. Africans are also watching closely – and have to prepare to deal with the vote’s consequen...
Brexit weighs on SA trade ties
15 Jun 16 NewsThe UK’s possible exit from the EU could prompt a renegotiation of the recently signed EU-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), Will...
Azevêdo addresses World Trade Symposium in London on the state of global trade: post-Brexit trade talks ‘must start from scratch’
08 Jun 16 NewsRoberto Azevêdo says leave vote would present complex and unusual situation with UK unable to ‘cut and paste’ its former EU-negotiated trade deals
Negotiations about the shap...