Forgot password?
Sign up today and your first download is free.
REGISTER
Africa and The Middle East
(Daily News)
July 10, 2018
July 10, 2018
After nearly six months, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s plan for a trade agreement with an African country that can serve as a “model” for the region remains embryonic, a USTR official said on Tuesday, adding that the U.S. was not seeking to disrupt African economic integration through bilateral deals.
(Daily News)
July 09, 2018
July 09, 2018
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer this week will hold “exploratory talks” with his African counterparts about developing a blueprint for a “model” bilateral free trade agreement that can be in place when the African Growth and Opportunity Act is set to expire, in 2025, a USTR official said Monday.
(In Trade)
July 09, 2018
July 09, 2018
The Iowa Republican, rejecting aid for farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs and calling for new agreements, described “encouraging news” from the USTR.
(Daily News)
June 29, 2018
June 29, 2018
The U.S. is eager to forge “more advanced trade arrangements” in Africa to ensure exporters are not squeezed out of growing markets, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says in a new report.
(Text Document)
June 29, 2018
June 29, 2018
(In Trade)
June 20, 2018
June 20, 2018
“Some nations are acting to seize opportunities, recognizing the potential payoff merits a massive political and financial investment. By contrast, the U.S. falls further behind in this competition with each passing day.”
(In Trade)
June 19, 2018
June 19, 2018
The mission “underscores the Trump administration’s commitment to both advance opportunities and to eliminate trade barriers to strengthen the U.S.-Africa commercial relationship.”
(Text Document)
May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018
(In Trade)
May 25, 2018
May 25, 2018
“We’re acutely aware of the various countries obligations under both the regional economic communities as well as under the emerging CFTA.”
(Text Document)
May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018
(In Trade)
May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018
“When elephants fight it's the grass that suffers.”
(Text Document)
April 23, 2018
April 23, 2018
(Text Document)
April 20, 2018
April 20, 2018
(Daily News)
April 19, 2018
April 19, 2018
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is still in the “early stages” of realizing U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s goal of negotiating a “model” free trade agreement with an African country, Deputy USTR C.J. Mahoney said Wednesday.
(File Document)
April 12, 2018
April 12, 2018
(Daily News)
March 29, 2018
March 29, 2018
President Trump on Thursday announced that he intends to suspend duty-free benefits for apparel products granted to Rwanda under the African Growth and Opportunity Act in 60 days due to the country’s import ban on used apparel and its lack of progress towards eliminating it despite U.S. overtures.
(Text Document)
March 29, 2018
March 29, 2018
(Daily News)
February 23, 2018
February 23, 2018
The U.S. needs a new approach to Africa that is focused more on developing commercial ties and less on providing aid, analysts and government officials said Friday.
(Daily News)
January 31, 2018
January 31, 2018
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer expects the U.S. will soon strike a free trade deal with a “properly selected” African country that will become a model for others in the region, he said on Wednesday.
(In Trade)
December 27, 2017
December 27, 2017
“The administration is committed to ensuring that other countries keep their end of the bargain in our trade relationships.”