Understanding the UK EPAs and spotting trade opportunities

The comprehensive trade agreements between the United Kingdom (UK) and African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) go beyond conventional free trade agreements (FTAs) by focusing on ACP countries development, taking account of their socio-economic circumstances and including cooperation and assistance to help ACP countries implement the agreements. Not only do UK EPAs seek to foster favourable market access terms among parties, they consist of an integrated package of protocols on trade in goods, trade in services, investment, capacity development, administrative assistance, etc. 

This capacity building programme takes its participants on a journey through EPAs with a focus on the ones concluded between the United Kingdom (UK) and African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP). 

The content is spread out over three modules and a series of 5 live sessions. The participants will go from learning about the agreements and how to benefit from them, to becoming competent analysts on how to spot trade opportunities available through EPAs with the UK.