CARIFORUM–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement
| Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
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CARIFORUM States United Kingdom | |
| Type | Free Trade Agreement and Economic Integration Agreement |
| Context | Trade continuity agreement between the United Kingdom and CARIFORUM states |
| Signed | 22 March 2019 |
| Location | Castries, Saint Lucia |
| Effective | 1 January 2021 |
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| Depositary | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
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The CARIFORUM–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement is a plurilateral free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, designed to promote trade, investment, and sustainable development. It largely replicates the existing European Union–CARIFORUM States Economic Partnership Agreement framework, maintaining preferential trade access, with the CARIFORUM. The agreement is part of the UK's strategy to maintain and enhance trade relationships with developing countries following its departure from the European Union.