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Trade & Regional Integration

Private sector development and the facilitation of trade, often through better regional integration and agreements, help to build a stronger global market place and fuel development across borders.

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Customs - Export helpdesk - Fair Trade - Market access - Multilateral trade negotiations - Regional integration - Regional trade agreements (RTAs) - Trade administration - Trade education/training - Trade facilitation - Trade Policy - Trade-related adjustment - Aid for trade

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  • EU Risk Capital Facility - Helping SMEs Create Jobs in South Africa

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 17 February 2017
    Joblessness is a longstanding challenge for South Africa where the unemployment rate is 26% - officially. Off the record it’s closer to 40%, according to Milly Chesire at the EU Delegation in Pretoria, and hits 70% among historically disadvantaged persons (HDPs). This group is made up of black...
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  • Hub and Spokes Advisers discuss their work in the field

    Diane KELECOM updated the WIKI page | 16 February 2017
    Listen to our Hub and Spokes Advisers talk about their activities in the field To ensure that Member States are able to make the most of the opportunities provided through regional and international trade, trade needs to be incorporated into national policies such as development and poverty...
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  • Programme News

    Hub & Spokes updated the WIKI page | 15 February 2017
    Our national and regional trade advisers have been working assiduously to raise the visibility of the Hub and Spokes Programme Consolidation Phase with partners and stakeholders. Here are some recent reports on their activities: Adviser sharpens trade analysis skills in the Eastern Caribbean - 16...
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  • Hub and Spokes Advisers discuss their work in the field

    Hub & Spokes created a new WIKI page | 15 February 2017
    Listen to our Hub and Spokes Advisers talk about their activities in the field To ensure that Member States are able to make the most of the opportunities provided through regional and international trade, trade needs to be incorporated into national policies such as development and poverty...
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  • Brussels Briefing 47: Regional Trade in Africa: Drivers, Trends and Opportunities

    Lebo Mofolo posted Information | 13 February 2017
    Experts at the 47th Brussels Development Briefing on the topic of “Regional Trade in Africa: Drivers, Trends and Opportunities” all agreed that Africa’s largest market opportunity lies within the continent. The event, which was held at the ACP Secretariat on Friday 3 February 2017 attracted an...
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  • Standardisation

    Dalene Goosen updated the WIKI page | 3 February 2017
    Standards play an increasingly important role in international trade, and may have important implications for ACP imports and exports. The requirement in the TBT Agreement that international standards be used as a basis for a WTO Member’s technical regulations (when effective and appropriate) means...
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  • Certification & Accreditation

    Dalene Goosen updated the WIKI page | 3 February 2017
    The International Organization for Standardization defines “ certification ” as the provision by an independent body of written assurance (a certificate) that the product, service or system in question meets specific requirements. It defines “ accreditation ” as the formal recognition by an...
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  • Training

    Dalene Goosen updated the WIKI page | 3 February 2017
    There are many types of training programmes , and as a result training can take many forms and vary considerably in content, methodology and quality. Different training models were used in various ACP-EU TBT Programme projects. For example, the PMU made experts available, provided workshops,...
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  • Training

    Dalene Goosen created a new WIKI page | 1 February 2017
    There are many types of training programmes , and as a result training can take many forms and vary considerably in content, methodology and quality. Different training models were used in various ACP-EU TBT Programme projects. For example, the PMU made experts available, provided workshops,...
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  • Standardisation

    Dalene Goosen created a new WIKI page | 1 February 2017
    Standards play an increasingly important role in international trade, and may have important implications for ACP imports and exports. The requirement in the TBT Agreement that international standards be used as a basis for a WTO Member’s technical regulations (when effective and appropriate) means...
    0 0 465

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