African Countries Should Align AGOA and Their Developmental Integration Agenda - Minister Davies: The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies has emphasised the importance of export diversification and industrialisation in Africa. He was speaking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he was moderating the Africa Trade Week Panel Discussion on Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA). The session considered AGOA implementation over the remaining … [Read more...] about African Countries Should Align AGOA and Their Developmental Integration Agenda – Minister Davies
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Africa’s Position on Post Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) Forum Report
Africa’s Position on Post Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) Forum Report: The African Ministers of Trade tabled an Africa position in the 15th Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, held on 26 September 2016 in Washington DC, United States. The position is on the report titled “Beyond Agoa: Looking to the future of the U.S. - Africa Trade and Investment” issued by the US on 22 September 2016, as required by Congress in line with the AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act … [Read more...] about Africa’s Position on Post Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) Forum Report
Obama announces 15 March Agoa suspension
South Africa has until 15 March 2016 to fully comply with the US over its meat imports, after US President Barack Obama on Monday ordered the suspension of duty-free treatment to all Agoa-eligible goods in the agricultural sector from South Africa, effective on that date. Sources in the industry indicated to Fin24 that the suspension would only be implemented should South Africa not fully comply with the requirements. The announcement comes after South Africa failed to meet the December 31 … [Read more...] about Obama announces 15 March Agoa suspension
Davies – We have cracked the Agoa deal
The salmonella issue has been concluded and the South African market is now open for 65 000 tonnes of US poultry imports, Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry (dti), told media on Thursday. Briefing media about progress regarding the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), Davies said the US has signed all documents and he is now awaiting formal indication that the agreement has been concluded. He commended the people involved in the negotiations, saying they had cracked the … [Read more...] about Davies – We have cracked the Agoa deal
Rob Davies working on US AGOA Ultimatum
Industry role players warned on Friday 6 November 2015 that SA has only 60 days to avoid a profoundly negative impact on its economy after the US threatened to suspend its duty-free farm trade status. (See: 60 days left for SA to avoid US ultimatum). The DA's shadow minister of trade and industry Geordin Hill-Lewis, said that South Africa’s suspension from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) will affect roughly R2.4bn of SA’s annual agricultural exports, covering products like wine, … [Read more...] about Rob Davies working on US AGOA Ultimatum
