Yearly AGOA Forum To Be Held in Togo Next Month
The U.S. and Togo will co-host the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Lome, Togo, Aug. 8-10, the State Department announced (here). The 2017 forum will join senior government officials from 38 sub-Saharan AGOA-eligible countries and an…
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interagency U.S. group led by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, including senior officials from the State, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Transportation and Treasury departments, as well as from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the U.S. African Development Fund. The forum will explore how countries “can continue to maximize the benefits of AGOA in a rapidly changing economic landscape,” and highlight the role played by women, civil society and the private sector in promoting trade and prosperity, State said.