Kenya fails to lift US trade in AGOA program
Data from Kenya's ministry of Trade indicates that the value of exports to the US increased to Sh55.billion ($ 551.5 million) in 2016. The AGOA plan allows duty-free market access to the American market for 6,421 product lines to eligible Sub-Saharan Africa nations, among them Kenya.
National AGOA Committee said Kenya's exploitation of the program is still low, two decades later, linked to lack of market knowledge, failure to comply with required standards and high cost of doing business.
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