Equatorial Guinea - World trade indicators 2009 (Vol. 1 of 2) : Trade brief

 72581 v1 World Trade Indicators 2009/10 Equatorial Guinea Trade Brief Trade Policy respectively. Equatorial Guinea’s national currency, the CFA franc, appreciated by 7.7 percent in real, In recent years, Equatorial Guinea has taken gradual trade-weighted terms in 2008, reducing the steps towards trade liberalization reforms, particularly competitiveness of the country’s exports. in accordance with the standards of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). As negotiations between the Central Africa group, to The country adopted the group’s Common External which the country belongs, and the EU towards a full Tariff (CET) in 1993. Despite the efforts to open up Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) could not be its economy, given that the CEMAC CET rates are completed prior to the December 2007 deadline, the generally higher than average rates in the Sub-Saharan preferences under the Cotonou Agreement elapsed. Africa (SSA) region, the country’s average MFN Equatorial Guinea, however, maintains a similar level applied tariff in 2007 was 17.9 percent compared to of preferences to the EU market under the averages of 12.2 percent and 9 percent for its SSA and “Everything But Arms