COMESA-U.S. Trade and Investment Agreement

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Syllabus of the Subject: United States-COMESA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (Course)

Introduction to the COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa)-United States Trade and Investment Agreement
Foreign Trade between the United States and COMESA countries
Contents of the COMESA-United States Agreement

The Subject “United States-COMESA Trade and Investment Agreement” is part of the following Online Higher Education Programs taught by EENI:

Doctorates: African Business, Global Trade
Masters: Business in Africa, America, International Business, Foreign Trade
Courses: Business in East Africa, International Relations of Africa, United States

Students, Online Master in International Business

Learning materials in or COMESA - États-Unis Mercado Común de África Oriental y Austral (COMESA) Mercado Comum da África Oriental e Austral (COMESA)

Example of the Online Subject: COMESA-United States Trade and Investment Agreement
COMESA-United States Free Trade Agreement (Course)

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Description of the Subject: COMESA-U.S. Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.

The objective of the COMESA-U.S. Trade and Investment Framework Agreement is to improve the cooperation on trade, investment and economic relationships between the United States and the COMESA markets.

The ten articles of the COMESA-U.S. Trade and Investment Framework Agreement cover topics like:

Relation with the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Trade in products promotion (Agriculture products included)
Trade Liberalisation and investment (FDI)
Non-tariff and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) elimination
Environmental protection
Creation of a Trade and Investment Council
Taxation
Labour

The COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) countries are Burundi, the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, the Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Total goods exports (from the U.S. to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa): 8.4 billion USD

Top COMESA Export Markets for the U.S. Products: Egypt, Libya, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti
The main U.S. export products to the COMESA markets: Machinery, Aircraft, Cereals, Vehicles, and Petroleum
Total U.S. foreign direct investment in the COMESA region: 27 billion dollars

Total goods exports (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa to the U.S.): 5.7 billion USD

The main COMESA export countries to the U.S. are Libya, Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, and Ethiopia
The main COMESA export products are Oil crude, apparel, spices, coffee, and fertilizers

The United States-COMESA Agreement belongs to the African Civilisation and the North American area of the Western Civilisation.

Masters and Doctorates in International Business adapted to the countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Malawi, Seychelles, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Masters in International Business Adapted for the U.S. Students

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