Africa growth and opportunity act


When
2020
Who
Ministry of foreign affairs , ministry of commerce, industry and trade, government parastatals
Website of the policy/measure
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Description of the policy/measure

Eswatini by signing the african growth and opportunity act (agoa) has been able to tap into the united states of america markets. agoa provides eswatini with duty-free access to the u.s. market for over 1,800 products, in addition to the more than 5,000 products that are eligible for duty-free access under the generalized system of preferences program.

Results achieved

By providing new market opportunities, agoa has helped bolster economic growth especially the crafts sector in the kingdom.

Financial resources allocated to the policy

This agreement has generated over 5 million us dollars for eswatini exports