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 aid|development]].<ref name=”About CARIFORUM”>[https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cariforum-uk-economic-partnership-agreement]</ref> It largely replicates the existing [[European Union]]–CARIFORUM States [[Economic Partnership Agreements|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.<ref>{{cite press release|author1=Department for International Trade|title=UK signs trade continuity agreement with Caribbean countries|url=https:///government/news/uk-signs-trade-continuity-agreement-with-caribbean-countries|last2=Hollingbery|first2=George|author2-link=George Hollingbery|date=22 March 2019|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=11 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718171938/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-signs-trade-continuity-agreement-with-caribbean-countries|archive-date=18 July 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Partington|first=Richard|url= https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/22/uk-secures-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-group-of-caribbean-countries|website=[[The Guardian]]|title=UK secures post-Brexit trade deal with group of Caribbean countries|date=22 March 2019|access-date=11 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829163029/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/22/uk-secures-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-group-of-caribbean-countries|archive-date=29 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 aid|development]].<ref name=”About CARIFORUM”>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cariforum-uk-economic-partnership-agreement</ref> It largely replicates the existing [[European Union]]–CARIFORUM States [[Economic Partnership Agreements|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.<ref>{{cite press release|author1=Department for International Trade|title=UK signs trade continuity agreement with Caribbean countries|url=https:///government/news/uk-signs-trade-continuity-agreement-with-caribbean-countries|last2=Hollingbery|first2=George|author2-link=George Hollingbery|date=22 March 2019|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=11 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718171938/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-signs-trade-continuity-agreement-with-caribbean-countries|archive-date=18 July 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Partington|first=Richard|url= https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/22/uk-secures-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-group-of-caribbean-countries|website=[[The Guardian]]|title=UK secures post-Brexit trade deal with group of Caribbean countries|date=22 March 2019|access-date=11 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829163029/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/22/uk-secures-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-group-of-caribbean-countries|archive-date=29 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
