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“Both countries agreed to strive to make additional progress in advance of the next meeting, to be held in Washington, DC, in January 2020.”
Cameroon’s violations include extrajudicial killings, arbitrary and unlawful detention, and torture, according to USTR.
In a series of Generalized System of Preferences moves, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Friday said it planned to suspend duty-free treatment for Thailand, restore some benefits for Ukraine and kick off reviews of South Africa and Azerbaijan.
In a series of Generalized System of Preferences moves, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Friday said it planned to suspend duty-free treatment for Thailand, restore some benefits for Ukraine and kick off reviews of South Africa and Azerbaijan.
“A deep FTA presents clear and desirable advantages to both sides, and it is important to move forward and grasp the opportunity,” a new report says.
“We do not believe imports of steel and aluminum from Israel are a threat to U.S. national security and are asking you to explain why Israel has not been granted an exemption.”
Lane spoke about China, her push for a WTO plurilateral to combat gender discrimination, and her work on the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa.
The group says South Africa is failing to protect U.S. copyrighted work
The Democratic Republic of Congo is asking the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to restore its benefits under the African Growth Opportunity Act, claiming its new administration has made progress in addressing the political corruption and human rights violations that led USTR to revoke its AGOA eligibility in 2011.
The U.S. on Monday pledged to support African countries as they work to implement a continental free trade agreement that entered into force earlier this year.
The theme this year: “AGOA and the Future: Developing a New Paradigm to Guide U.S.-Africa Trade and Investment.”
U.S. companies see significant potential for increased trade in Africa despite areas of concern including intellectual property enforcement and digital trade, they said in comments submitted to the U.S. International Trade Commission ahead of a hearing on Wednesday.
The hearing is set for Aug. 27.
The proposal calls for more panelists; longer, non-renewable terms; and rulings beyond 90 days “in exceptional circumstances.”
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday launched a Section 332 investigation examining U.S. trade and investment in sub-Saharan Africa after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer sent a request to the agency last month.