{"id":94855,"date":"2026-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?p=94855"},"modified":"2026-04-16T06:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:35:22","slug":"uae-azerbaijans-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement-is-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/16\/uae-azerbaijans-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement-is-live\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE + Azerbaijan\u2019s comprehensive economic partnership agreement is live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tag-border-left\">UAE, Azerbaijan CEPA enters into force<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>UAE<\/strong><strong>, Azerbaijan CEPA goes into force:<\/strong> The UAE and Azerbaijan\u2019s comprehensive economic partnership agreement, also known as CEPA, has gone into force, state news agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bzq977o-uae-azerbaijan-cepa-officially-enters-into-force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. The Cepa, initially <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/07\/10\/uae-azerbaijan-ink-economic-partnership-agreement-president-meets-armenian-pm-ahead-of-armenia-azerbaijan-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed in July<\/a>, is expected to eliminate or reduce tariffs on a \u201cmajority of goods and services,\u201d according to the news agency. The UAE\u2019s CEPA program has helped solidify the country as one of the major trade hubs in the region and helped it secure a spot as <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/04\/06\/this-morning-ega-could-need-a-year-to-restore-full-production-at-al-taweelah-the-uae-is-now-the-9th-top-goods-exporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the top 10 goods exporters<\/a> for the first time last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stories on our radar this morning from around the 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