SA pushes for AGOA extension as deadline nears.
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GUEST – Busisiwe Mavuso – CEO of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA)
In the closing hours of what may prove to be a pivotal chapter in South Africa’s trade story, Pretoria and Washington are locked in last-minute negotiations over the future of AGOA the African Growth and Opportunity Act that underpins much of our country’s preferential access to the U.S. market. The backdrop is fraught: months of diplomatic strain, rising tariffs from the U.S., and growing anxiety in the South African business community over the potential fallout.
In the closing hours of what may prove to be a pivotal chapter in South Africa’s trade story, Pretoria and Washington are locked in last-minute negotiations over the future of AGOA the African Growth and Opportunity Act that underpins much of our country’s preferential access to the U.S. market. The backdrop is fraught: months of diplomatic strain, rising tariffs from the U.S., and growing anxiety in the South African business community over the potential fallout.
