WINDHOEK – Namibia’s continued reluctance to sign the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union could result in the country losing almost half of its export market, a European diplomat has warned. Namibia’s leading meat exporter, Meatco, could also lose about 40 percent of its annual total sales value if the trade ties that bind Namibia with the EU are cut. These are but some of the potential risks that Namibia could face as a result of failure to sign an interim EPA, according to Dr Elisabeth Pape, Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Namibia. Read more