Our Most-Read: U.S. Exits UNCTAD; AGOA Revival Gets House Nod
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Our most-read: U.S. exits UNCTAD; AGOA revival gets House nod
Topping the charts this week: U.S. exits UN’s lead trade group as part of wholesale retreat from international forums. The U.S. will end its participation in the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) group, formed over 50 years ago to address developing nations’ trade issues and “to promote international trade, especially with a view to accelerating economic development.” Nearly 200 countries are members of the Geneva-based group. The …
Antananarivo, 13 January, 6:15 p.m. – Advocacy continues. An important step had certainly been taken with the adoption of the three-year extension of the African Economic Growth and Opportunities Act (Agoa). But the challenge now lies in the intensification of lobbying among senators, whose vote is indispensable for the final promulgation of this provision. It is in this context that a lobbying mission is led by a Malagasy delegation in Washingt…
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