The Third Lomé Trade and Co-operation Convention between the European Community and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries was signed on 8th December 1984. It is valid for the period from 1.3. 1985 to 28.2. 1990 and incorporates an extension of SYSMIN, the special financing facility...

This paper analyses the impacts of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) countries and those of the EU (European Union) in the specific case of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In order to comply with WTO (World Trade Organisation) requirements, the...

Among its many firsts, the CARIFORUM-EC EPA is the first international investment agreement between all CARIFORUM and all European Union countries. It aims to create a more favourable, transparent and predictable framework for investment flows between the Parties. However, do the provisions of...

Since its birth in the early '90s Agent-Based Simulation (ABS) started to diffuse in many disciplines such as Computer Science, Social Science and Economics. Surprisingly, in more applied fields such as the Operational Research (OR) simulation community, where it was supposed to find a natural...

Is trade cooperation between the European Union (EU) and the African-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) countries an engine for sustainable growth? As the basis for individual bi- or multilateral (interim) Economic Partnership Agreements ((I)EPAs) of the EU with ACP countries, the current Cotonou Agreement...

The EU has developed a wide cooperation network with developing countries based on trade, cooperation, aid and other aspects. These bilateral and regional agreements serve various and specific interests of the EU and the concerned countries and cover not only trade, but also other broad issues....