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11 November 2015
The US could revoke South Africa eligibility for duty-free treatment for all agricultural goods under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) if the country continues to impose longstanding barriers to US trade, including barriers affecting certain US agricultural exports. The duty-free...
4 October 2015
What kind of policy reforms should be undertaken both at the domestic and international levels to support LDCs technological upgrading and innovation for better integration into global value chains? Innovation and technological change have radically altered the economic landscape over the past...
16 September 2015
The US and South Africa have reportedly made progress on the technical health and sanitary discussions related to the imports of poultry, pork, and beef meat from the United States, following a strategic dialogue held this week. This development comes after growing frustrations from Washington over...
3 September 2015
The 14th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum took place from 25-27 August in the Gabonese capital, Libreville. Considered the central pillar of economic relations between the US and sub-Saharan Africa, AGOA provides duty-free quota-free access to the US market for over 6000 products...
1 September 2015
Du 25 au 27 août s’est déroulé, à Libreville, la capitale gabonaise, le 14 ème Forum sur l’AGOA – pour African Growth and Opportunity Act , ou Loi sur la croissance et les opportunités en français. Considéré comme le pilier central des relations économiques entre les États-Unis et l’Afrique sub-...
3 July 2015
Barack Obama a promulgué, le lundi 29 juin, le Trade Preference Extension Act of 2015, donnant ainsi le dernier feu vert au renouvellement de l’ African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) pour une durée de dix ans. Le président américain s’était engagé à signer au plus vite cette extension de l’AGOA...
1 July 2015
Photo credit: CC BY-SA 3.0; US Capitol east side; Martin Falbisoner The House voted final passage of the reauthorisation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for another ten years, until 2025. Over the past several weeks, the Senate voted 97 to 1 and the House voted 394 to 37 on the...
27 May 2015
Senators Chris Coons (Delaware) and Jim Inhofe (Oklahoma) introduced a bill entitled “Africa Free Trade Initiative Act” on 19 May 2015. The objective is to task the American President to establish a plan to negotiate and enter into Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Sub-Saharan African countries. The...
26 May 2015
The US Senate passed legislation on 14 May to extend duty-free access to the US for Sub-Saharan African countries through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for another decade. The US Senate passed legislation on 14 May to extend duty-free access to the US for Sub-Saharan African...
22 May 2015
美国参议院5月14日投票通过一则议案，将《非洲增长与机遇法案》（AGOA）的有效期再次延长10年，该法案将向撒哈拉以南非洲国家提供免关税市场准入待遇。 “我们设法取得了当前的进展，我为此感到非常高兴。”美国参议院财政委员会主席奥林·哈奇在上周的议案投票后说道。 AGOA法案扩展了美国普惠制（GSP）中的特惠待遇。根据GSP，美国被正式豁免WTO的最惠国待遇（MFN）义务，并被允许针对特定商品向发展中国家提供特惠待遇。如果有效期不被延长，当前的AGOA法案将于今年9月30日到期。 上周，该议案以97票同意、1票反对通过，多项贸易优惠安排的有效期得以延长，其中包括：...
21 May 2015
The US Senate passed legislation on 14 May to extend duty-free access to the US for Sub-Saharan African countries through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for another decade. “I am very glad that we have found a way to get them to this point,” said US Senate Finance Committee Chairman...
19 May 2015
Le sénat états-unien a adopté, le 14 mai 2015, un projet de loi visant à renouveler l’accès en franchise de droits au marché américain pour les pays d’Afrique subsaharienne par le biais de l’ African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). L’AGOA se base sur le système de préférences généralisé (SPG),...
15 May 2015
The US Senate passed legislation on 14 May to extend duty-free access to the US for Sub-Saharan African countries through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for another decade. “I am very glad that we have found a way to get them to this point,” said US Senate Finance Committee Chairman...
1 May 2015
Un projet de loi bipartisan pour renouveler l’ African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) a été déposé devant le congrès le 16 avril, passant rapidement l’étape des comités au sein du sénat comme de la chambres des représentants. La version actuelle de l’AGOA expirera le 30 septembre, à moins qu’un...
27 April 2015
A bipartisan bill to renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for another decade was introduced in Congress on 16 April, quickly advancing out of the committee levels in both the House and Senate late last week. The current version of AGOA is due to expire on 30 September unless renewal...
6 March 2015
The debate over the renewal – and updating – of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has ramping up in Washington in recent weeks, with US lawmakers sparring over the potential length, funding, and features of the scheme’s next iteration. In the budget sent to the US Congress earlier this...
5 March 2015
Witney Schneidman is a non-resident fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative and a member of the Trade Advisory Committee on Africa in the Office of the US Trade Representative. He is also a member of the Sub-Saharan African Advisory Committee at the US Export-Import Bank, the Council on Foreign...
5 March 2015
Abstract: The African Growth and Opportunity Act can drive development across the continent, so long as the US and African countries collaborate to make the scheme more inclusive. Policymakers in Pretoria, Nairobi and Maseru are holding their breath as the latest renewal of the African Growth and...
27 February 2015
几周来，关于《AGOA》延期（和修订）的争论在华盛顿升温，美国立法者就可能的长度、出资计划、下一期方案的特性展开激辩，而当前的法案将在今年的9月30日到期。 在本月早些时候向美国国会提交的 预算 中，奥巴马政府全面支持了AGOA法案的延长，并呼吁立法者再给予15年的期限。 法案的当前版本为约6000种非洲产品提供了免关税、免市场配额进入美国市场的优惠待遇。 该法案的基础是美国普惠制（GSP）——例外于对于世贸组织的最惠国待遇原则，并允许对发展中国家出口的特定商品提供优惠待遇的制度。 美国贸易代表迈克尔·弗罗曼在上月参议院财政委员会和众议院筹款委员会的 听证会 上为总统的贸易议程作证时说，...