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<p>As the UK exits the EU, we aim to replicate the effects of the EU’s Association
Agreements and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) in order to avoid trade disruption
for developing countries.</p><p> </p><p>EPAs are development-focused trade agreements
with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries which aim to promote increased trade
and investment by putting our trading relationship on a more equitable, mature and
business-like footing, supporting sustainable growth and poverty reduction. It is
in both our interests, and the interests of businesses and consumers, that we continue
to trade on the same basis as we do now after the UK leaves the EU. We have already
signed an agreement with the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) countries to ensure
continuity. The Government is working to mitigate the risks, including economic, if
trade is disrupted by the absence of an agreement or a gap in coverage.</p>
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