- Kenya will progressively allow more imports from the EU into its market.
- An EU official terms the trade agreement with Africa’s seventh largest economy “a partnership of equals”.
- Under the Kenya-EU trade deal, Nairobi’s exports to European bloc will be tariff-free from day one.
A new Kenya-EU trade deal will see Nairobi’s exports to the European bloc enjoy tariff-free status from day one, while tariffs on EU exports will be liberalised over time but not on all products. The Kenya and European Union trade deal will provide new opportunities for Kenyan and European businesses, including the micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises.
The two parties have concluded negotiations on the much awaited Economic Partnership Agreement. A new era of Kenya-EU trade ties will start in post-Brexit world where Brussels is exerting more influence across Africa.
European Commission Executive Vice-President and EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis and Cabinet Secretary of Kenya’s Ministry …
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