There is good and bad news – strong bipartisan support for improving Agoa and little consensus on what improvements should be made to the Act
During the closing ceremony of the forum, minister Ebrahim Patel reiterated that early renewal of the trade programme was preferable
Wamkele Mene said Agoa, which grants eligible African countries duty-free access to US markets, ought to pursue greater alignment with the African Continental Free Trade Area
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that South Africa could count on him to fix the inequalities associated with combating the virus