Botswana, SACU seal post-Brexit deal

Investment, Trade and Industry minister, Bogolo Kenewendo PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Investment, Trade and Industry minister, Bogolo Kenewendo PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Botswana and five other Southern African states have finalised a deal that will allow trade with the United Kingdom to continue seamlessly whether or not that country leaves the European Union.

Botswana is chair of the “SACU plus Mozambique” trading bloc that has been negotiating to ensure that the preferential terms of Economic Partnership Agreement it secured with the EU in 2016, continues with the UK even when the country leaves the EU.

SACU states are South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Eswatini. 

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