date:Aug 06, 2014
duced tariff rates.
Yesterday, President Zuma urged the influential US Chamber of Commerce to support the renewal of Agoa for 15 years with South Africas participation when it expires next year.
Although President Barack Obamas administration supports Agoas renewal, the decision will be made by Congress and some US business interests and legislators want South Africa to be graduated because it is an upper-middle-income country and because they say it is discriminating against US imports.
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