ITC flags digital trade as opportunity, concern in sub-Saharan Africa

U.S. companies have not yet established a strong market presence in the sub-Saharan African region’s growing digital trade environment, in part because of weak intellectual property protections and restrictive digital policies, the U.S. International Trade Commission states in a new report. The ITC last year launched a Section 332 investigation into U.S. trade and investment in sub-Saharan Africa after receiving a request from U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer . Its 518-page report on the probe was released on Thursday. USTR...