African trade ministers issue joint recommendations on renewing AGOA

Trade ministers from African countries on Thursday issued a collective call to renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act by the end of this year with “non-controversial” improvements including simplified rules of origin and less frequent eligibility reviews, according to an African Union readout obtained by Inside U.S. Trade . “We express the importance of an expeditious renewal of AGOA with non-controversial enhancements and amendments for a minimum of 16 years to provide the required predictability and certainty to the...