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23 Jan 17 ResourceAgoa treaty facing possible repeal in Trump administration
23 Jan 17 News
Sub-Saharan Africa is concerned about the future of a trade pact with the United States after President Donald Trump said it only benefits the corrupt.
President Trump’s n...
In trade with Africa, US playing catch-up
20 Jan 17 NewsThe U.S. may be a global superpower, but when it comes to trade and investment in Africa, it lags far behind. China, with $200 billion in trade with the continent, more than double...
Global trade governance
04 Jan 17 ThemesInternational trade and the global economy have undergone significant changes in recent years as a result of improved technology, a shift towards trade in services, and increasing ...
tralac-KAM AGOA Awareness workshops – Kenya, August 2016
24 Aug 16 Eventtralac, represented by tralac Associate Eckart Naumann, was invited to partner with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) in presenting two 1-day AGOA Awareness workshops, i...
Meeting of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa: Recommendations report
07 Jul 16 NewsOn 29 June, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews, on behalf of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, attended the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Afr...
Lesotho’s clothing exports to the United States: an historical and detailed analysis
20 May 16 PublicationsIn recent papers tralac has written extensively on Lesotho and trade related issues. Sandrey (2015) confirmed that manufacturing and in particular the textiles and clothing sector ...
The textile and clothing trade in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS)
29 Apr 16 PublicationsOutside of South Africa there is little traditional manufacturing capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa that is able to make an impact in global export markets. Perhaps the only sector th...
South Africa and AGOA: Recent developments 2015-2016 and possible suspension
10 Feb 16 PublicationsThe African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has received much publicity and attention over the past year in particular, for two main reasons: (a) the legislation was set to expir...
The AGOA Saga in a Trade Governance Context
10 Feb 16 PublicationsThe facts pertaining to the recent difficulties between the United States and South Africa about the latter’s continued enjoyment of the trade preferences of the African Growth a...