Froman, Nigerian Minister Discuss Market Access, Trade Facilitation in Bilateral
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman pressed Nigerian Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Olusegun Aganga to improve U.S. market access in the country and embrace implementation of the World Trade Organization trade facilitation deal, during a U.S.-Nigeria Trade and…
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Investment Framework Agreement Council meeting on March 11, the USTR said in a release. U.S. exports to Nigeria, valued at $6.5 billion in 2013, include mineral fuels, vehicles, wheat, machinery, and plastics, according to USTR. Excluding oil, major Nigerian exports to the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) include leather, prepared vegetables, beans, cocoa paste, spices, and cassava. Froman and Aganga also discussed intellectual property right protection in Nigeria and improved AGOA utilization, said USTR.