jun 29, 2018 - (15) USTR releases 2018 Biennial Report on AGOA
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June 29, 2018: Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2018 Biennial Report on the Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which is the second report of its kind after the extension of AGOA in 2015. According to the report, USTR will conduct its annual review of the eligibility of sub-Saharan African countries to receive benefits under AGOA. Public comments, which are due no later than 23 August 2018, and information presented at a 16 August 2018 public hearing will be considered in developing recommendations on AGOA country eligibility for 2019. The following have not been designated as beneficiary SSA countries in 2018 and are up for review: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea (graduated from GSP), Eritrea, Seychelles (graduated from GSP), Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Zimbabwe.
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