Lack of Trade Finance a Barrier for Developing Countries Roberto Azevêdo, sixth Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), argues that lack of capacity in the financial sector has a very sig... 11/05/2015
New COMESA guidelines on merger assessment COMESA Competition Commission (CCC), established by the Competition Regulations of COMESA ("Rules") which is responsible for promoting co... 27/01/2015
Financing EU food and feed controls: Recent developments and implications for the ACP IntroductionThe OECD, in its publication ‘Non-tariff measures in agri-food trade: Improving policy coherence for development’ of January 2013, has... 17/01/2015
ACP sugar exports to the EU and the future of co-refining of raw cane sugar by EU beet refiners SummaryIn the context of partial reforms of the EU sugar regime, continued quota ceilings on the production of sugar from beet have resulted in EU... 07/12/2014
WTO framework for international market access in fisheries and aquaculture Delegates from 11 countries participated in a joint workshop organised by FAO and Info-SAMAK, on a ‘WTO framework for international market access i... 11/10/2014
Emerging issues regarding the assessment and management of seafood safety and quality FAO has published a new technical paper on current practices and emerging issues in seafood safety and quality, including the changing regulatory f... 03/10/2014
Increased interceptions of ‘harmful organisms’ overhang some ACP horticultural exports to the EU In mid July 2014, the EC sent a warning letter to the national plant protection organisations (NPPOs) in eight countries, warning that “strict acti... 28/09/2014
World prices to rise faster for meat, dairy and fish than for cereals – but the ACP may miss out According to the latest annual OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook, growth rates in world prices for meat, dairy and fish (together with biofuels) will o... 28/09/2014
Call on the EU to ban subsidies for high seas fishing The Global Ocean Commission (GOC), an initiative composed of 17 government and business leaders, called for an international governance system for... 07/09/2014
Tackling IUU through trade policy: The EU’s experience The European Commission (DG Mare) has recently published an overview of the state of implementation of the EU IUU regulation by member states, the... 07/09/2014