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Côte d’Ivoire and UK sign Economic Partnership Agreement - African Voice Newspaper

An agreement has been signed between the United Kingdom and the Côte d’Ivoire to secure our trade arrangements. Today, the United Kingdom and Côte d’Ivoire signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), maintaining existing trade arrangements. Minister for International Trade, Ranil Jayawardena MP signed the agreement with Her Excellency Sara Affoué Amani, Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire […]

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