{"id":12455,"date":"2021-10-14T12:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/?p=12455"},"modified":"2021-10-16T07:26:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T07:26:38","slug":"u-s-trade-chief-ethiopias-duty-free-market-status-to-be-decided-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/?p=12455","title":{"rendered":"U.S. trade chief: Ethiopia’s duty-free market status to be decided ‘soon’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: Reuters<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 14, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katherine Tai, U.S. global trade representative, said Washington would “soon” decide on Ethiopia’s status under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), an agreement which gives it duty-free access to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Reports coming back to us through official channels and civil society are not encouraging. What is happening in Ethiopia is a humanitarian crisis,” said Tai, referring to fighting in northern Ethiopia and deepening famine in the region of Tigray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethiopia exported about $237 million worth of goods duty-free to the United States under AGOA in 2020, according to U.S. commerce department data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In August, her office issued a statement saying “ongoing violations of internationally recognised human rights amid the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia … could affect Ethiopia’s future African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) eligibility if unaddressed.” read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any suspension would deal a major blow to Ethiopia’s economy, which is already under immense pressure from the coronavirus pandemic, the 11-month-old conflict and inflation of nearly 35%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Billene Seyoum, the prime minister’s spokeswoman, sent a text message to Reuters saying: \u201cNo one is more committed than the Government of Ethiopia to the cause of addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions with urgency.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Humanitarian crises don\u2019t end by taking away jobs from low income women that AGOA enabled; rather the problem deepens. We must not go there.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She previously said the suspension would take away 1 million jobs from the nation of 109 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AGOA gives sub-Saharan African nations duty-free access to the United States if they meet certain eligibility requirements, such as eliminating barriers to U.S. trade and investment and making progress towards political pluralism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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