Tag: AGOA
U.S. trade and investment with sub-Saharan Africa in certain sectors has grown and continues to have potential, says USITC
31 May 18 NewsRising per capita income, growing urbanization, the need for improved infrastructure, and expanding healthcare contributed to growth in U.S. exports in some sectors to sub-Saharan ...
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24 May 18 NewsAfrican Development Bank (AfDB) updates, from Busan: Annual Report 2017, Annual Development Effectiveness Reviews 2018, Annual Meetings documentation
A reminder: Meetings of senio...
To spur growth, Africa must look to e-commerce, women, local resources – Songwe
23 May 18 NewsThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement was recently signed in Kigali, Rwanda, during the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union Assembly.
The main obje...
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21 May 18 NewsAustralia’s trade and investment relationships with Africa: update, submissions. The reporting date for the Senate inquiry has been extended to 21 June 2018. Download the submiss...
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16 May 18 NewsAUC holding workshop series to develop next phase of PIDA
The Arab and the Maghreb Union and IGAD were the first of the eight RECs to kick-start a continental consultative process...
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08 May 18 NewsEckart Naumann: Trump’s steel and aluminium tariff action – putting America first? (tralac)
This paper includes an overview of the recently published trade policy agenda to pr...
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07 May 18 NewsThe two-day Ministerial Session of the EAC Council starts today in Arusha. The meeting will, inter alia, consider the Status of Implementation of the EAC Brand Architecture Strateg...
Trump’s steel and aluminium tariff action: Putting America first?
07 May 18 PublicationsOn 8 March 2018, United States President Donald Trump issued two presidential proclamations. These would apply special duties – 25% and 10% respectively – on the imports of hun...
United States special tariffs on steel and aluminium
07 May 18 InfographicsOn 8 March 2018, United States President Donald Trump issued two presidential proclamations. These would apply special duties – 25% and 10% respectively – on the imports of hun...
Report of the tenth session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration
17 Apr 18 NewsThe tenth session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration was held in Addis Ababa on 1 and 2 November 2017, on the theme, “Implementation of the Continental Free...
Tanzania, Uganda survive as Rwanda is removed from Agoa beneficiaries list
03 Apr 18 NewsRwanda has been suspended from accessing the American market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), following Kigali’s refusal to rescind a decision to lock out sec...
Controversy over American Tariffs on imported Steel and Aluminium
15 Mar 18 DiscussionGerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, comments on the recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the United States
On Thursday 8 March 2018 the American President...
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09 Mar 18 NewsECOWAS Commission gets a new President: Ivorian Jean-Claude Brou takes over from Marcel De Souza
African Union Commission, US State Department perspectives on AU-US relations:
Ch...
Secretary Tillerson’s meeting with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat
09 Mar 18 NewsSecretary of State Rex Tillerson met with AUC Chairperson Moussa Faki on 8 March 2018 to reaffirm the United States’ and AU’s mutual respect and strong commitment to the shared...
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07 Mar 18 NewsThe AfDB has appointed Moono Mupotola as Director, Regional Integration. Full details of this, and other senior management appointments, can be accessed here.
SADC Ministers for E...
U.S.-Africa relations: A new framework
07 Mar 18 NewsRemarks by Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, at George Mason University, Virginia, 6 March 2018
MR CABRERA: Good morning, everyone. Thank you so much for being ...
IMF Executive Board 2017 Article IV Consultation with Lesotho
06 Mar 18 NewsOn February 14, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the Article IV consultation with the Kingdom of Lesotho.
While Lesotho has grown faster than...
Rwanda maintains tough stance on used clothes
19 Feb 18 NewsThe U.S has made a fresh call for the East African Community not to phase out imported used clothes and leather products locally known as “Chagua”, but Rwanda says the U.S shou...
US-African trade: Creating common ground amidst policy uncertainty?
16 Feb 18 NewsAs the US Administration moves forward with a trade policy for Africa and African leaders work toward regional harmonisation, common ground may be emerging focused on market opport...
AGOA seminar in Cape Town – February 2018
15 Feb 18 EventOn 6 February, tralac (through tralac Associate Eckart Naumann) joined the Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency for Cape Town (WESGRO), along with the US embassy, the USA...