Tag: AGOA
U.S.-African partnerships: Advancing common interests
14 Sep 17 NewsRemarks by Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Under Secretary for Political Affairs, United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Introduction
Good morning. Thank you Preside...
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11 Sep 17 NewsStarting today, in Dar es Salaam: Tanzania oil and gas congress. A DW commentary: Gas and oil key in East African integration
UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Board began its 64th...
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04 Sep 17 NewsStarting, today in Accra: ACBF’s 26th Board of Governors Meeting on the theme Enhancing access to and absorption of development resources in Africa.
The Atlantic Council launche...
Press statement in support of Swaziland’s eligibility status for AGOA
04 Sep 17 NewsThe Amalgamated Trade Union of Swaziland (ATUSWA) representing 9 000 workers in the textile and apparel industry, the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) representing 40 00...
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31 Aug 17 NewsInterim EPA between the EU and the Eastern and Southern African States: report by the WTO Secretariat
The Interim Agreement establishing a Framework for an Economic Partnership Ag...
2017 Annual and out-of-cycle AGOA eligibility reviews: Transcripts from the Public Hearings
31 Aug 17 NewsThe Trade Preferences Extension Act (TPEA) of 2015, which extended the AGOA trade preference program through 2025, requires that the Administration annually publish a Federal ...
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30 Aug 17 NewsInternational trade statistics: Continued, albeit slower, G20 merchandise trade growth in Q2 2017 (OECD)
G20 international merchandise trade (seasonally adjusted and expressed in ...
Africa’s used clothing imports
28 Aug 17 InfographicsTrade in used-clothing has become big business in some African countries, contributing to employment for many people who earn their livelihood from the business.
Global trade exce...
United States (US) trade with Africa – 2016
25 Aug 17 InfographicsTrade data for 2016 reveals that total trade between the United States and Africa was close to US$ 50 billion. US imports from Africa in 2016 were just above US$27 billion and expo...
US-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation (AGOA) Forum 2017: Opening statement by the AU Commissioner for Trade and Industry
17 Aug 17 NewsStatement by Ambassador Albert M. Muchanga, African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry, at the opening ceremony of the 16th AGOA Forum
Lomé, Togo, 8-10 August 2017
I...
US assures Africa AGOA pact is here to stay
17 Aug 17 NewsThe United States is determined to deepen trade with sub-Sahara Africa following assurances that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) deal is safe under the Trump administ...
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16 Aug 17 NewsConcluding today, in Kampala: ATAF, URA, AfDB high-level dialogue on the nexus between tax policy and tax administration
Concept note (pdf): Much of the traditional tax regime for...
AGOA: Annual Review of Country Eligibility for Benefits in Calendar Year 2018
16 Aug 17 NewsFederal Register Notice
This notice announces the initiation of the annual review of the eligibility of the sub-Saharan African countries to receive the benefits of the African Gr...
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14 Aug 17 NewsProfiled tweet, @jattamensah: In Addis on 9/8/17, @_AfricanUnion finance ministers agreed to meet financing targets set in 2015 by 2020
Finance Ministers of the AU Member States: ...
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11 Aug 17 NewsToday, by video conference: 3rd meeting of the CFTA TWGs, dedicated session on Annex A – Trade in Goods
tralac Discussion: The final Trade Remedy arrangement of the Tripartite F...
Trade in second-hand clothes: the bigger picture
10 Aug 17 PublicationsIn the past few months, trade in second-hand clothes has led to much debate on the African continent. Second-hand clothes are being sent to Africa, either having been donated for c...
As US, China fight for Africa, Trump increases AGOA Fund to $21.8bn
10 Aug 17 NewsNigeria and other sub-Saharan countries will now tap more from free trade agreement under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), as President Donald Trump has approved doub...
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08 Aug 17 NewsThe AGOA Forum 2017 begins today: the programme.
Profiled AGOA Forum tweet, by SACU’s ES, Paulina Elago: Attending the African Trade Ministers’ preparatory meeting ahead of th...
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04 Aug 17 NewsConcluding today, in Gaborone: 2017 African Caucus
Governors of the World Bank Group and the IMF, and delegates from countries on the African continent met here in Gaborone on Thu...
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum: preview
04 Aug 17 NewsTranscript from an Africa Regional Media Hub press briefing with Mr. Peter Henry Barlerin, Deputy Assistant Secretary: Bureau of African Affairs, and Ms. Constance A. Hamilton...