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Resist protectionist pressures says European/African business
A call for the liberalisation of world trade and resistance to protectionist pressures has been made in a letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in advance of the G20 Summit, by Marie Gad, President of the European Business Council for Africa and the Mediterranean (EBCAM).
EBCAM is the European Union’s only private sector organisation focused on Africa. It has member associations from ten EU member states – Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Portugal – as well as from Switzerland. They represent over 4000 companies with interests in Africa.
In the letter, Ms Gad urges “the UK, and all the other G20 countries, to reiterate their commitment to the earliest possible conclusion of the Doha Round including the opening up of markets in the developed world to agricultural and agri-business products from developing countries.”
“This is not only important in its own right as a means to help those countries to trade their way our of poverty,” she states, “it would also send a powerful and timely signal to the world that G20 countries are united in their determination to defend and strengthen the open trading regime which has helped to bring prosperity to so many people around the globe.”
EBCAM “warmly welcomes the efforts of the G20 countries to seek a common approach to the current global economic crisis.” ______________________________________________
3rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY The 3rd General Assembly will take place in Brussels on March 30th, 2010, under the presidency of our Greek Member HACCD-Hellenic African Chamber of Commerce and Development, from Greece. The day before our Executive Committe will also meet in Brussels.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CCA - Corporate Council on Africa
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ EABF - EU/AFRICA BUSINESS FORUM The task force of the EABF - EU/Africa Business Forum met on June 18th at the European Commission,in Brussels, to prepare the next Forum. It will take place in Nairobi, next 28th and 29th of Sepember .
The European Commission prepared an important EC Staff Working Document on The Regional Strategy Papers and Indicative Programmes of the 10th European Development Fund Click here for EC Staff Document on Regional Strategy Papers and Indicative Programmes  JOINT AFRICA - EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND 1st ACTION PLAN (2008/2010)
Click here for JOINT AFRICA-EU STRATEGY One year after the Africa - EU Summit in Lisbon the European Commission adopted on 9th October 2008 the following Communication : Click here for One Year After Lisbon -The Africa - EU Partnership at work Click here for Annexes to the Communication MAKING TRADE WORK FOR DEVELOPMENT Click for the recent EC Publication Aid for Trade Click for Fact sheet on Aid For Trade _________________________________________________________________________________________________
MORE AND BETTER EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT The United National General Assembly Mil lennium Development Goals (MDGs) Review High Level Event to be held in New York in September will provide the opportunity to take stock of progress on MDGs thus far and clarify direction for the remaining years up to 2015 and beyond. The purpose of this EC staff working document, along with other thematic papers to be produced, is to map the challenges and responses in this area for the EU. The paper maintains that support for basic education as the foundation for further learning and skills development is important. Appropriate links must be made with other sectors to address elements that impact upon access, quality and inclusion in education. More systematic use of EU policies on division of labour, complementarity, coherence and delegated support could ensure that EU aid to education is more effective.
  The African Union Commission The European Union has publish recentely the EU Donors Atlas for 2008 Click here for EU DONORS ATLAS 2008 EC Communication WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Trade Profiles 2008 These trade profiles combine information on trade flows and trade policy measures of members, WTO observers and other selected economies. The information is derived from various WTO divisions and external sources and presented in standardized format for quick reference. Published in 2009
Click for the WTO Trade Profiles 2008 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ The Danish Africa Commission has recently publish an interesting report on : REALISING THE POTENTIAL OF AFRICA YOUTH Please click to download the Report Danish Africa Commission Site:
The Internationam Trade Center has recently publish a Guide on Exporting Seafood to the EU. There is no way to escape some reading if you want to export to the European Union and a market of 470 million consummers in 27 countries.
The World Bank - Carbon Finance Unit just issued the Carbon Market report 2008. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Click for the World Bank Report Economic Partnership Agreements with the EU - What to do now _____________________________________________________________________________________________ DOING BUSINESS 2009 Doing Business 2009 full report now available for download! Download the entire 211-page report to learn more about reforms and other changes to the business environment in 181 economies.
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS 2009 Click for the 2009 Edition of the Millennium Development Goals Report
COMESA / RIA - Regional Investment Agency RIA is the Regional Investment Agency for COMESA - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.Launched in June 2006, the Agency aims to make the COMESA region a viable, atractive destination for regional and internacional investors. In the long term RIA's shared vision with COMESA is to present the region as a fully integrated, internacional competive regional economic community. Click for COMESA Practical Investment Guide Click for Brochure on success stories
Click for Business Environment Data Base Click for Conference Brochure Brussels 18 & 19 November 2008 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ECOWAS - ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICA STATES Click for the Trade and Investment Conference Brochure Click for the ECOWAS Trade and Investment Conference - Final Conference Report and Road Map
JOINT DECLARATION OF THE PARIS SUMMIT FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN Click for Joint Declaration
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