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UAE, TUNISIA LAUNCH CEPA

NEGOTIATIONS

News Home More from Business News Wednesday, 19 March 2025 22:45

By ARN News Staff

WAM
The UAE and Tunisia have announced the start of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement (CEPA) to strengthen bilateral trade and investment.

The CEPA aims to reduce tariffs and trade barriers, improve market access, and create new investment pathways

across key sectors.

In a virtual meeting, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, and Tunisia’s Minister
of Trade and Export Development, Samir Obeid, emphasised the benefits of CEPA, which will serve as a strategic
framework to boost trade, investment and collaboration between the countries.

Dr. Al Zeyoudi highlighted Tunisia as a valuable trade partner, noting that the UAE is Tunisia's top trade partner in the

GCC region, with non-oil trade reaching $350 million in 2024, a 7.7 per cent growth from the previous year.

Minister Obeid emphasized that the negotiations would pave the way for an innovative economic cooperation
framework, benefiting both nations and opening up new opportunities for joint ventures, particularly in agriculture,
manufacturing and renewable energy sectors.

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