{"id":82330,"date":"2024-05-13T19:55:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T19:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs\/buy\/?p=82330"},"modified":"2024-05-13T19:55:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T19:55:07","slug":"cariforum-european-union-economic-partnership-agreement-epa-10th-meeting-of-the-trade-and-development-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs\/buy\/2024\/05\/13\/cariforum-european-union-economic-partnership-agreement-epa-10th-meeting-of-the-trade-and-development-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"CARIFORUM-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): 10th Meeting of the Trade and Development Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-348865 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CARIFORM-EU-EPA-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"CARIFORM EU EPA\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" \/>The Bahamas as the 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