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UAE, Ukraine finalise terms of CEPA

deal

The trade deal aims to aid Ukraine’s recovery and rebuilding of
key industries while helping to strengthen supply chains to the
MENA region for exports such as grains, machinery and metals

BY MARISHA SINGH
APRIL 29, 2024

Image credit: WAM

The UAE and Ukraine finalised the terms of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries on Monday, April 29, reported state news
agency WAM.

The two parties issued a joint statement, signed off by Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi,
UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine’s First Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade, following the
conclusion of the negotiations.

Once implemented, the UAE-Ukraine CEPA will remove or reduce of tariffs on key
product lines, remove barriers to trade and promote market access to exporters from
both sides.

UAE-Ukraine trade deal to push economic growth

https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-ukraine-finalise-terms-of-cepa-deal/