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Britain raises hope for Economic Partnership Agreement

Dr. John Murton(left) Deputy High Commissioner British High Commission & Ibukun Adebayo(right) Co-Head Emerging Markets International Markets Unit London Stock Exchange Group during the launch of companies to inspire Africa report 2017. PHOTO: WILBERFORCE OKWIRI

Britain has assured Kenya its imminent exit from the European Union will not affect trade ties in any way.

The assurance by British Prime Minister Teresa May to President Uhuru Kenyatta on the sidelines of the London Conference on Somalia last week came against the backdrop of growing uncertainty over the future of Kenya’s exports to the UK over failure by East African Community (EAC) nations to sign an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) deal.

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