How a Trade Deal on Bananas Could Affect Exporting and Importing Countries
15th July 2009
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Prof. Giovanni Anania from the University of Calabria in Italy presented the findings of research he has conducted on the implications for importing and exporting countries of various scenarios for trade in bananas. Using an economic model and empirical data, Prof. Anania presented an assessment of what he considers to be the likely impact on various countries of different negotiating outcomes, looking in particular at the Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and ACP countries, the current Doha Round agriculture modalities, and the tentative agreement on bananas that was reached in July 2008. ICTSD hopes that the findings of his research will help to provide policy-makers, negotiators and other stakeholders with a clear and accurate assessment of the likely implications of various trade policy options.
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