Shedding light on AGOA

November 03, 2023 00:19:08
Shedding light on AGOA
Economic Research Southern Africa
Shedding light on AGOA

Nov 03 2023 | 00:19:08

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Show Notes

This week, after much anticipation, the AGOA Forum was hosted in Nasrec, Johannesburg. It was attended by more than 30 ministers from Africa and the US. The theme of this year’s Forum is Partnering to Build a Resilient, Sustainable, and Inclusive AGOA to Support Economic Development, Industrialization and Quality Job Creation. In this podcast, ERSA’s host is joined by Gracelin Baskaran, who is the Research Director and Senior Fellow for the Energy Security and Climate Change program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC. Together, they discuss what AGOA’s impact has been on South Africa’s development […]

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