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Kenya's Kenya-US FTA negotiating principles - June 2020

Kenya and the US, nin February 2020 jointly announced their intent to initiate negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between themselves. Towards this end, the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development having...

Author Kenya Ministry of Industrialisation Trade and Enterprise Development

Organisation Kenya Ministry of Industrialisation Trade and Enterprise Development

Publication Date 22 June 2020

View the document v D Proposed Kenya US FTA Negotiating Principles, Objectives and Scope Size: 319 KB

US-Kenya FTA negotiating principles - May 2020

On March 17, 2020, the Trump Administration notified Congress that the President intends to negotiate a trade agreement with the Republic of Kenya, in accordance with section 105(a)(1)(A) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and...

Author USTR

Organisation USTR

Publication Date 28 May 2020

View the document v D US-Kenya FTA negotiating principles - May 2020 Size: 852 KB

US Trade and investment with Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent developments 2020 Report

This report provides information on U.S. trade and investment with sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In particular, it analyzes the sectors in which U.S. trade in goods and services with SSA showed the strongest growth during 2016–18; identifies SSA...

Author USITC - Investigation No.: 332-564

Organisation USITC

Publication Date 25 March 2020

View the document v D US Trade and investment with Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent developments 2020 Report Size: 11 MB

AGOA 101 - Uganda Guide

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) provides duty-free access to the U.S. market for over 6,000 products. This AGOA 101 manual outlines the step-by-step process that Ugandan businesses should take to export to the U.S. through AGOA. The...

Author Ministry of Trade - AGOA Response Office

Organisation USAID / TradeHub

Publication Date 13 May 2019

View the document v D AGOA 101 Guide - Uganda Size: 7 MB

Tanzania: Regional profiles of cashew nut production and processing investment opportunities

Cashew nuts are grown in the Southern parts of Tanzania, on the opposite side of the border of the cashew-growing region of Mozambique. Cashew nuts originate from Brazil; Portuguese traders brought the seeds to Africa in the 16th century. The...

Author Tanzania Investment Center

Organisation USAID

Publication Date 06 May 2019

View the document v D Tanzania cashew nut production profile Size: 1 MB

2019 US National trade estimate report on foreign trade barriers

The 2019 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE) is the 34th in an annual series that highlights significant foreign barriers to U.S. exports, U.S. foreign direct investment, and U.S. electronic commerce. This document is a...

Author United States Trade Representative

Organisation USTR

Publication Date 15 March 2019

View the document v D Foreign Trade Barriers Report 2019 Size: 4 MB

2019 US Trade Policy Agenda and 2018 Annual Report

On March 1, 2019, the United States Trade Representative released President Trump’s 2019 Trade Policy Agenda and Annual Report, outlining how the Administration’s trade policies are benefitting American workers, contributing to the strongest...

Author Robert Lighthizer

Organisation USITC

Publication Date 01 March 2019

View the document v D 2019 Trade Policy Agenda and 2018 Annual Report Size: 3 MB

2018 AGOA Implementation Report

Section 110 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (“the Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 3705 note, states that the President1 shall submit a report to Congress on the trade and investment relationship between the United States and sub-Saharan...

Author USTR

Organisation USTR

Publication Date 29 June 2018

View the document v D 2018 AGOA Implementation Report Size: 8 MB

AGOA 101 Kenya - Exporter Guide 2018

The USAID East Africa Trade and Investment Hub helps East African businesses take advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). AGOA allows for duty-free export of over 6,000 products. This guide outlines the step-by-step...

Author EA Trade Hub - USAID - Kenya MITC

Organisation USAID

Publication Date 08 June 2018

View the document v D Kenya AGOA exporter guide Size: 3 MB

US trade and investment with Africa: recent developments

This report was prepared by the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) at the request of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in a letter received by the Commission on October 23, 2017. The USTR requested that this report provide...

Author US International Trade Commision

Organisation USITC

Publication Date 19 April 2018

View the document v D US trade and investment with Africa: recent developments Size: 6 MB

The President's Advisory Council on doing business in Africa

The President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa advises the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on ways to strengthen commercial engagement between the United States and Africa. Members receive no compensation for their...

Author President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

Organisation President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

Publication Date 18 April 2018

View the document v D The President's Advisory Council on doing business in Africa Size: 742 KB

2018 Trade Policy Agenda and 2017 Annual Report

The 2018 Trade Policy Agenda and 2017 Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program are submitted to the Congress pursuant to Section 163 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2213). Chapter V and...

Author USTR

Organisation USTR

Publication Date 15 March 2018

View the document v D 2018 Trade Policy Agenda and 2017 Annual Report Size: 4 MB

Overview of the Cotton, Textile and Apparel Sectors in East Africa Region and Benchmarking with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Overview of the Cotton, Textile and Apparel Sectors in East Africa Region and Benchmarking with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is a USAID Hub report that serves as a reference for businesses looking to source from East Africa. It provides easily...

Organisation East Africa Trade and Investment Hub

Publication Date 15 February 2018

View the document v D Overview of the Cotton, Textile and Apparel Sectors in East Africa Region and Benchmarking with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Size: 3 MB

Is the banning of importation of second-hand clothes and shoes a panacea to industrialization in East Africa?

The objective of this study was to investigate if the banning of importation of second-hand clothes and shoes is a panacea to industrialization in East Africa. Qualitative and quantitative secondary data were employed to validate the...

Author Kitojo Kagome Wetengere

Organisation African Journal of Economic Review

Publication Date 25 January 2018

View the document v D Is the Banning of Importation of Second-Hand Clothes and Shoes a Panacea to Industrialization in East Africa Size: 473 KB

US end-market analysis for Kenyan textiles and apparel

The apparel market in the United States (U.S.) is the largest in the world with a market value of $343 billion. In 2016, the U.S. imported apparel worth $105 billion, up from $88 billion in 2015 and $82 billion in 2014.1 U.S. consumers spent $312...

Author East Africa Trade and Investment Hub

Organisation USAID

Publication Date 07 December 2017

View the document v D US end-market analysis for Kenyan textiles and apparel Size: 2 MB

US end-market analysis for Kenyan cut flowers

Cut flowers are a major export industry in Kenya. Kenya presently ranks first among world exporters of roses to the European Union (EU), with a market share of 38 percent. However, the country has not yet made as deep of inroads into the cut...

Author East Africa Trade and Investment Hub

Organisation USAID

Publication Date 07 December 2017

View the document v D US end-market analysis for Kenyan cut flowers Size: 2 MB