Zambia To Raise Exports To Europe By 25 Per Cent

as long been a stalemate when it comes to tradeAfrica and you can always help out from home by
between Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and thesending things which you take for granted, things like
European Union (EU) and with discussions on how totext books, reading materials and the like and as the
resolve this originating eight years ago in 2002 it is notrade links grow and exports rise by 25 per cent, the
wonder that all parties are keen to regain some sortgap between the UK and the ESA will have to
of momentum. Problems arose around strict EUnarrow.
standards of products originating in Africa, as well asEconomic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are a
some issues around export tax and while there is stillscheme to abolish the apparently unfair preferential
some work to be done to address these concerns, iftrade agreements put in place by the EU which are
an agreement is reached Zambia could really benefitsaid to contravene the World Trade
from their exports of things like meat and honey.Organisation’s rules on international trade. The
And it won’t just be Zambia that benefits,EPAs are specifically set out to protect the ACP
trade links with and therefore international shipping to(African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states) of
other countries and continents are really important ifwhich Zambia is a part and the current talks aim to
we are to create a global community and a worldspeed up the possibility of increasing trade with
which is more equal and balanced in terms ofEurope and therefore increasing the need for
economy and standards of living.dedicated couriers to Zambia.
While shipping services for trade can be used forAs trade increases, so too will the instances of
sending food, liquids, medicines and the like, sending apeople from the UK setting up businesses in the
parcel to Zambia using Zambia courier services cannotAfrican country and moving out there and this will
be used for these things but can instead be usefulmean more and more parcels to Zambia containing
for sending educational and sporting equipment forthose things that expatriates miss when they leave
example. Plenty of charities do great work acrosshome.