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Africa and The Middle East
(Daily News)
January 18, 2019
January 18, 2019
A Turkish steel manufacturer is challenging the administration’s decision last August to ratchet up Section 232 tariffs on steel from Turkey, arguing the action fell outside of the president’s powers under the 1962 Trade Expansion Act and asking to be repaid.
(Daily News)
January 18, 2019
January 18, 2019
A subsidiary of a major Turkish steel manufacturer is challenging the administration’s decision last August to ratchet up Section 232 tariffs on steel from Turkey, arguing the action fell outside of the president’s powers under the 1962 Trade Expansion Act and asking to be repaid.
(File Document)
January 18, 2019
January 18, 2019
(Daily News)
December 26, 2018
December 26, 2018
The Trump administration will have its hands full in 2019, with new talks slated to begin with Brussels, Tokyo, London and potentially more, as well as the implementation of a revised deal with South Korea. The fate of the U.S.-Mexico -Canada Agreement will also be determined next year by a new Congress.
(Daily News)
December 20, 2018
December 20, 2018
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) this week said the chances that the U.S. will strike a bilateral deal with an African country remain slim, citing a lack of enthusiasm among African officials and recent conversations with Trump administration officials.
(File Document)
December 06, 2018
December 06, 2018
(File Document)
December 06, 2018
December 06, 2018
(In Trade)
November 04, 2018
November 04, 2018
The AFL-CIO had urged the administration to end the country’s benefits due to the practice of slavery in the country.
(In Trade)
October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018
Three senators say the bilateral trade relationship should be advanced “by exempting South Africa from the Section 232 tariffs, which will in turn preserve our AGOA agreement with South Africa and support the U.S. poultry industry.”
(Daily News)
September 27, 2018
September 27, 2018
Turkey on Wednesday claimed the U.S. would be in violation of World Trade Organization rules if it decided to strip Ankara of benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences.
(File Document)
September 06, 2018
September 06, 2018
(File Document)
August 29, 2018
August 29, 2018
(In Trade)
August 28, 2018
August 28, 2018
“Our two countries will work together to explore a mutually beneficial trade and investment framework ... including by maximizing the remaining years of AGOA and looking ahead to the next steps.”
(File Document)
August 28, 2018
August 28, 2018
(In Trade)
August 22, 2018
August 22, 2018
At issue is the 65,000 metric-ton TRQ South Africa granted the U.S. in 2016, conditioned on Pretoria’s continued participation in the African Growth and Opportunity Act.
(Daily News)
August 21, 2018
August 21, 2018
The American Institute for International Steel is citing President Trump's decision to double Section 232 tariffs on Turkish imports as another reason the statute should be modified.
(In Trade)
August 17, 2018
August 17, 2018
Witnesses took issue with Mauritania’s labor practices and a South African copyright law.
(In Trade)
August 06, 2018
August 06, 2018
Perdue: “This is a good harbinger of the kind of relationship that can be developed. We hope there are other things we can cooperate on to expand markets around the globe.”
(In Trade)
August 06, 2018
August 06, 2018
Kenya is seen as a top target for a bilateral trade deal.
(Daily News)
July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018
President Trump on Monday followed through on his threat to suspend apparel benefits Rwanda receives under the African Growth and Opportunity Act due to the country’s import ban on used apparel.