Today kicks off the Biden White House hosting leaders from Africa for the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit. Officials from the region want an extension of the tariff-free trade benefits of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, and more investment. The U.S. is calculating how to better integrate with the African Continental Free Trade Agreement via a common platform for ongoing work. AGOA tends to be under-utilized. Over the past five years, U.S. imports of agricultural products from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have increased by 20 percent, while American agricultural exports to SSA are up by 30 percent. The U.S. tends to export wheat, poultry, soy complex products and miscellaneous smaller food items. Americans import from Africa higher va...
A federal appeals court paused a USITC ruling against President Trump’s use of Section 122 to impose 10-percent global tariffs. A bipartisan group of 80 House members asked USTR to investigate specialty crop imports from Mexico for unfair trade practices. India notified the WT...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.