Online event
Leveraging UK trade agreements and market access in Africa
Thursday 12 November at 12:00PM
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Join trade policy and market experts to unpack how the UK’s trade arrangements with African partners can influence export planning and market entry.
What you’ll learn
- Understand the UK’s trade arrangements with African markets, including tariffs, rules of origin and trade preferences
- Learn how market requirements can affect pricing, competitiveness and export decisions
- Discover where to find UK Government support and when to seek market-specific advice to overcome trade barriers
Description
From Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with a range of sub-Saharan African countries to the Association Agreements in parts of North Africa, the session will provide an introductory explainer to the range of preferential trading arrangements which exist on the continent, and where to find authoritative support when the detail matters.
It will also outline the preferential market access exporters from the continent enjoy such as the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS). Learn how the UK Government approaches reports of barriers to market access, and the kind of engagement with business and partner Governments which can unlock opportunities, increase exports and grow investment.
Speakers
Thomas Chambers
Deputy Head of Trade Policy and Market Access, BIST Africa
Thomas is a trade policy professional with eight years’ experience in international trade relations and expertise in African markets. He leads work across the continent to implement trading arrangements, remove market-access barriers and advance HMG trade-policy goals.