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AGOA grants sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to the United States if they meet certain eligibility.B requirements, such as removing barriers to U.S. trade and investment and moving toward political pluralism. GENEVA, OCT 14 (Reuters) – Katherine Tai, the U.S. World Trade Representative, said Washington would “soon” decide on Ethiopia`s status under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), an agreement that grants it duty-free access to the United States. The U.S. Embassy is working with the Ethiopian government to improve the business climate, create a level playing field for all investors, and foster a culture of entrepreneurship. Ethiopia is currently our 82nd largest merchandise trading partner with a total volume of US$1.8 billion (bidirectional) of merchandise trade in 2018. Exports of goods totalled $1.3 billion; Imports of goods totalled $445 million. The U.S. trade surplus with Ethiopia stood at $863 million in 2018, an increase of 47.4% from 2017.
Nationals and companies of one of the High Contracting Parties shall enjoy effective protection in the territory of the other High Contracting Party for the exclusive use of inventions, trademarks and trade names if they comply with the applicable laws and regulations, provided that they comply with the applicable laws and regulations which are in conformity with the registration and other formalities. Ethiopia originally signed a treaty of friendship and economic relations with the United States in 1951, which was updated in 1994. Ethiopia does not have a bilateral trade or investment agreement with the United States. However, it is eligible for preferential access to the U.S. market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). In 2015, Ethiopia was authorized to extend the AGOA privilege for the next 10 years until 2025. Describes the trade agreements in which this country is involved. Provides resources for U.S. companies to obtain information on the use of these agreements. 5. Any High Party may take such measures as may be necessary to use accumulated non-convertible currencies or to regulate a strict peg of exchange rates. However, such measures may differ only to the extent necessary from a policy aimed at promoting the greatest possible development of non-discriminatory multilateral trade and accelerating the achievement of a balance of payments position which renders the need for such measures superfluous.
(b) where it makes allocations to a third country, it shall grant that other High Contracting Party a share proportional to the quantity or value of the product which it has supplied or during a previous representative period, taking into account the specific factors affecting trade in that product; On June 5, 2018, Ethiopia`s ruling party announced that state-owned enterprises, including railways and the sugar company, would be partially privatized, while Ethiopia`s state monopolies in the aviation, telecommunications and logistics sectors would be opened up to the private sector through the sale of minority stakes. The Local Economic Reform Plan calls for a greater role for the private sector, and Ethiopia is systematically addressing bureaucratic bottlenecks to improve its ranking on the World Bank`s Ease of Doing Business Index. There are growing trade and investment opportunities in the United States, particularly in the manufacturing, energy, and agricultural processing sectors. Ethiopia is entitled to preferential trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). U.S. exports to Ethiopia include aircraft, wheat, machinery, low-quality shipments and repaired products, as well as vegetables. Imports from Ethiopia include coffee, oilseeds, textiles and clothing. The United States has signed a trade and investment framework agreement with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, of which Ethiopia is a member.
2. However, each High Contracting Party reserves the right: (a) to grant specific tax advantages solely on the basis of reciprocity or on the basis of agreements for the avoidance of double taxation or the mutual protection of revenues; and (b) apply specific requirements for personal exemptions granted to non-residents in the context of income and inheritance taxes. 2. Merchant ships lawfully flying the flag of one of the High Contracting Parties may sail with their cargoes to all ports, places and waters of the other High Contracting Party which are accessible to foreign trade and navigation and which are treated in all respects at least favourably than ships of that other High Contracting Party or of a third country. Goods carried by vessels of one of the High Contracting Parties during their carriage to or from the territory of the other High Contracting Party shall not be treated less favourably in terms of customs duties than similar goods carried on vessels of that other High Contracting Party or of a third country. Fees, customs administration, premiums, inconveniences and other such privileges. Each High Contracting Party may reserve to its own vessels exclusive rights and privileges with regard to coastal trade, inland navigation and national fishing. Ethiopia is a signatory to the following trade agreements: 1. Nationals of one of the two High Contracting Parties shall be authorized, subject to immigration laws and regulations, to enter and reside in the territory of the other High Contracting Parties for the purpose of pursuing an industrial activity, international trade or studying, on conditions no less favourable than those accorded to nationals of a third country. 1.
Nationals and companies of one of the High Contracting Parties shall not be subject to the payment of taxes, charges or charges in the territory of the other High Contracting Party or to the requirements relating to the collection and levying of such taxes borne by nationals, residents and companies of a third country. In the case of nationals of one of the High Contracting Parties residing in the territory of the High Contracting Parties. the other High Contracting Parties, as well as nationals and companies of one of the High Contracting Parties who carry on commercial activities or who carry on any other economic activity there or who engage in non-profit-making establishments, such payments and requirements shall not be more onerous than payments and claims made by nationals and companies of that other High Party. The foregoing shall not be interpreted as precluding either of the Two High Contracting Parties from imposing on foreign enterprises the special domestic administrative provisions necessary to ensure compliance with their tax legislation. 2. The two High Contracting Parties reaffirm their intention to promote the objectives of the United Nations. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ethiopia MADE in the city of Washington on this third day of November of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three and the independence of the United States of America on the one hundred and seventy-eight. CIA World Factbook Ethiopia Page USAID Ethiopia Page History of U.S.
Relations with Ethiopia Office of the U.S. Trade Representative U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics Export.gov International Offices Page Library of Congress Country Studies Travel Information In TESTIMONY WHERE, I have hereby seized and affixed the Seal of the United States of America. . I take this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest esteem. For more information about Ethiopia, please contact the Ministry of State and other sources, some of which are listed here: (3) The provisions of this Treaty do not extend to benefits granted by the United States of America or its territories and possessions, without prejudice to any future change in its political status between them. the Republic of Cuba, the Philippines, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or the Panama Canal Zone. “Humanitarian crises don`t stop at the job deprivation that AGOA has made possible; On the contrary, the problem is deepening.
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