United States-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Background and Potential Issues
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This report discusses negotiations to launch a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and the five members of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland) that began on June 3, 2003. A potential FTA would eliminate tariffs over time, reduce or eliminate non-tariff barriers, liberalize service trade, protect intellectual property rights, and provide technical assistance to help SACU nations achieve the goals of the agreement. T…
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Date:
July 24, 2008
Creator:
Langton, Danielle
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