COMESA-U.S. Trade and Investment Agreement

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

Sample - COMESA-United States Trade and Investment Agreement

The Subject “United States-COMESA Trade and Investment Agreement” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate in African Business.

Master in Business in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Courses: Business in East Africa, International Relations of Africa.

Languages: or COMESA - États-Unis Mercado Común de África Oriental y Austral (COMESA) Mercado Comum da África Oriental e Austral (COMESA).

COMESA-U.S. Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.

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

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

1. Relation with the AGOA
2. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
3. Trade in products promotion (Agriculture products included)
4. Trade Liberalization and investment (FDI)
5. Non-tariff and Technical Barriers to Trade elimination
6. Environmental protection
7. Creation of a Trade and Investment Council
8. Taxation
9. Labour

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, Eswatini, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Total goods exports (from the United States to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa): 8.4 billion USD

1. Top COMESA export markets for the United States Products: Egypt, Libya, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti
2. Main U.S. export products to COMESA markets: Machinery, Aircraft, Cereals, Vehicles, and Petroleum

Total goods exports (COMESA to the United States)

1. Main COMESA export countries to the United States are Libya, Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, and Ethiopia
2. Main COMESA export products are Oil crude, apparel, spices, coffee, and fertilizers

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