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 the COMESA-United States Agreement

Sample - COMESA-United States Trade and Investment Agreement

The Subject “United States-COMESA Trade and Investment Agreement” belongs to the following Programs taught by 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 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:

1. Relation with the AGOA
2. 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

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, 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. The main U.S. export products to the COMESA markets: Machinery, Aircraft, Cereals, Vehicles, and Petroleum
3. Total U.S. foreign direct investment in the COMESA region: 27 billion dollars

Total goods exports (COMESA to the United States): 5.7 billion USD

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

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