国际英语资讯:African expert cautious on continent-wide free trade plan
<p><span word="LUSAKA">LUSAKA</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 14-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="tread">tread</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Mangeni">Mangeni</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Common">Common</span> <span word="Market">Market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> (<span word="CFTA">CFTA</span>).</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFTA">CFTA</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="gear">gear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="rush">rush</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="exceptions">exceptions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="reduces">reduces</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="paltry">paltry</span> <span word="intra">intra</span>-<span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="inflicted">inflicted</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFTA">CFTA</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="intra">intra</span>-<span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="at">at</span> 11.78 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="impede">impede</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mangeni">Mangeni</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hindering">hindering</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFTA">CFTA</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="avalanche">avalanche</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="assessed">assessed</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="scaling">scaling</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="niche">niche</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>.</p><p><span word="Negotiations">Negotiations</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vastly">vastly</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="flexibly">flexibly</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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