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Kenya private sector consortium comments on the FTA objectives

These comments are submitted in response to the open invitation by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development to submit comments to enrich the Kenya-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Negotiations. The...

Author Kenya private sector consortium

Publication Date 30 June 2020

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

Kenya and the US, in 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 consulted...

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

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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