US EditionNigeria: Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Impose 0.5% Levy On Goods From Nigeria, Others
- Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have imposed a 0.5% levy on imported goods to fund a new three-state union after exiting the Economic Community of West African States .
- The levy will affect all imported goods, except humanitarian aid, and aims to support economic and military cooperation among the three countries, which have faced significant security challenges due to armed insurgencies.
- This move ends decades of free trade under Ecowas and highlights the growing rift between the three countries and democratic nations such as Nigeria and Ghana.
- The juntas left Ecowas last year due to dissatisfaction with its support against Islamist insurgents, stating it had imposed sanctions with little effect.
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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso impose 0.5% import levy on ECOWAS countries
The levy, which took effect last Friday, applies to all goods from ECOWAS member states entering any of the three nations, except for humanitarian aid. The post Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso impose 0.5% import levy on ECOWAS countries appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Nigeria: Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Impose 0.5% Levy On Goods From Nigeria, Others
The military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5 percent levy on imported goods from Nigeria and other Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, member-nations.
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West African juntas impose levy on imported goods
West African neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods as they seek to fund a new three-state union after leaving the larger regional economic bloc, they said in a statement.
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