The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a legitimate EU-ACP trade relation on global economy. The incentive for ACP countries in such an agreement will be given attention along with this. Furthermore, the extent to which ACP countries can get integrated into GVCs and the benefits they...

The Everything But Arms agreement, introduced by the EU in 2001, eliminated duties on most imports from the least developed countries. To avail of these benefits, however, the exported product must contain a sufficiently large share of local content. Thus, the agreement may have affected both...