Minister Parks Tau and his deputy Andrew Whitfield are confident that the country’s relationship with AGOA will continue well into the future.
CAPE TOWN - The South African Government of National Unity says nothing’s changed in its African Growth and Opportunity Act relationship, with a growing appetite to extend the trade agreement.
Tau and his deputy, Andrew Whitfield, on Tuesday, provided feedback following their mission to the AGOA forum in Washington DC.
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