Country Info: Central African Republic
Economic Background
The Central African Republic, suspended as an AGOA beneficiary country on 31 December 2003, was reinstated on 15 December 2016 through a Presidential Proclamation published on 20 December 2016.
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AGOA outreach series travels to the Central African Republic
Thirteen years after losing eligibility under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Central African Republic (CAR) was the site of a two-day workshop on the preferential trade agreement. The CAR has regained its eligibility for AGOA and is priming itself to take advantage of its benefits. Hosted by the West African Trade Hub, the U.S. Embassy in the capital...
Proclamation 9555—Proclamation that includes Central African Republic's re-qualification under AGOA
Text of proclamation reinstating the Central African Republic (relevant sections highlighted below) as a beneficiary country for AGOA purposes. Section 915(b) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (the "TFTEA") (19 U.S.C. 4454) confers authority upon the President to provide preferential treatment for eligible articles imported directly from...
Central African Republic removed from AGOA eligibility list
In a proclamation issued December 30, President Bush included Angola on a list of countries eligible for trade preferences under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), while dropping the Central African Republic and Eritrea from that list. [note: the Central African Republic regained AGOA eligibility through a Proclamation by US President Barack Obama on 15 December...