Tag: US-Africa relations
AGOA benefited Chinese entrepreneurs more than Africans, says Mboweni
25 Nov 16 NewsFormer South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni has slammed the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), claiming that the US trade pact has benefited Chinese business ow...
Exporters encouraged to utilise more of AGOA tariff lines
28 Oct 16 NewsSouth African exporters have been encouraged to utilise more of the tariff lines negotiated under the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA). This came through at the two-day Team Ex...
15 years after, Africa accounts for $4.1b non-oil export under AGOA
19 Oct 16 NewsThe United States Government has stated that Nigeria and other African countries accounted for $4.1 billion worth of non-oil trade under the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA...
Op-ed: Bracing up for the post AGOA period
14 Oct 16 NewsNext time you pick up sporting gear or a pair of jeans in a U.S. mall, do check the label. It may have been made in Lesotho, a small, mountainous and land-locked country completely...
Deepening regional integration in Africa: Maximizing AGOA in ECOWAS for economic transformation
03 Oct 16 NewsAGOA, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, is one of the cornerstones of the U.S.-Africa economic relationship. A trade program that includes 41 African countries, AGOA was rene...
Development of export industries in West Africa critical to reap maximum AGOA benefits
29 Sep 16 NewsSince 2000, the United States’ African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has been a pillar of the U.S. trade policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa. It offers duty-free entry to over ...
Making the best of AGOA through Export-Promotion policies
28 Sep 16 NewsTen years is a very short time in the global economy, and by all accounts a decade is all that is left of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). While the United States’ ...
Building on AGOA, strengthening U.S.-African trade ties
28 Sep 16 NewsWith strong bipartisan support in Congress, the Obama administration signed into law last year a ten-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the foundation...
African Ministerial Consultative Group on AGOA: The future of the US-Africa relationship beyond AGOA
26 Sep 16 NewsReview of USTR Report on ‘Beyond AGOA’
Talking points by David Luke, Coordinator, ATPC, UNECA at the African Ministerial Consultative Group on AGOA – 15th AGOA For...
Beyond AGOA: looking to the future of U.S.-Africa trade and investment
22 Sep 16 NewsThere have been significant changes in Africa and the global trade policy landscape in the nearly two decades since the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) – the cornerston...
Power Africa Annual Report: Third Year in Review
22 Sep 16 NewsIn June 2013, US President Barack Obama launched Power Africa with the ambitious goal of doubling access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. Three years later, Power Africa is al...
More than Sh101 billion in Power Africa commitments finalised
21 Sep 16 NewsMore than Sh101 billion ($1 billion) in debt and financing commitments from US agencies and private investors is set to be announced on Wednesday for US President Barack Obama...
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...
AGOA exporters push for less travel restrictions to US
04 Aug 16 NewsRwandan beneficiaries of the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA), a trade preference programme between the US and select African counties, have called for easier access to US vis...
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...
USTR releases 2016 Report on AGOA Implementation to Congress
30 Jun 16 NewsThe U.S. Trade Representative on 29 June presented to Congress a comprehensive report on implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) – the cornerstone of the ...
SA’s AGOA eligibility remains at stake
22 Jun 16 NewsExperts question SA’s ability to meet eligibility criteria.
Trade experts have expressed concern over South Africa’s eligibility to retain duty-free access to markets in the U...
Commissioner Acyl participates in the 2016 AGOA Mid-Term Review and in the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings
25 Apr 16 NewsThe Commissioner for Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Mrs. Fatima Haram Acyl, participated on April 11-12, 2016 in the annual African Growth Opportuni...
AGOA-IV and the trade prospects of sub-Saharan Africa
29 Mar 16 NewsThe African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a piece of US domestic legislation first passed by Congress and signed into law in May 2000, was a product of US efforts to reorient ...
Botswana set to benefit from AGOA
09 Mar 16 NewsBotswana is one of several countries with limited success in utilizing the preferential market under the United States’ African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), it has emerged....