African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) : Background and Reauthorization.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business cycles.

Economic assistance.

Foreign trade promotion.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (27 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

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Summary:

Reviews key provisions of P.L. 106-200, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which provides duty-free tariff treatment to U.S. imports of certain products from eligible sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Analyzes U.S. import trends under AGOA and the similar Generalized System of Preferences, a U.S. trade preference program that applies to more than 120 developing countries. Discusses impacts of AGOA on African economies and U.S.-Africa trade, and addresses issues surrounding reauthorization process.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

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