South Africa, Rwanda to be excluded from Africa duty-free trade deal
The United States Trade Representative on Monday said Washington would exclude South Africa and Rwanda from a major Africa-US duty-free trade deal, a blow to both economies, over practices “inconsistent” with the deal’s eligibility criteria. “These concerning and pervasive practices include, but are not limited to, barriers that undermine American trade and investment and practices…
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[Claude] All three reports cover the same US decision to exclude South Africa and Rwanda from the AGOA duty-free deal, with no conflicting facts.
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