EPA: A window for Botswana to boost exports

Botswana's beef industry is set to benefit the most from the EU deal
Botswana's beef industry is set to benefit the most from the EU deal

Botswana is looking to diversify its economy and increase exports to the European Union (EU) through the help of the recently signed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

The EPA has been under negotiations since 2004, focusing on trade in goods and services.  The discussions for the goods chapter between the EU and the SADC EPA countries were concluded in July 2014.

The trade agreement includes Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland, known as the SADC EPA group, which represents six out of 15 members of SADC.

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