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<p>The government’s focus is on securing continuity of preferential access for up
to 100 developing countries as we leave the EU. We will continue to consult with country
partners and a wide range of stakeholders to establish how we can deepen our trade
relationships in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Developing countries often face barriers
to trading and DFID’s programmes help to reduce these – for example the costs of trading
are often high due to a lack of infrastructure or burdensome procedures. Programmes
like Trademark East Africa are working to increase trade, growth and poverty reduction
by tackling these barriers. Experience shows that the greatest gains from trade can
be realised by countries that combine trade policy with appropriate macroeconomic
policy, strong institutions, access to finance, and other features.</p>
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