{"id":13618,"date":"2012-08-18T02:55:39","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T00:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/u-s-says-stepping-up-trade-activity-in-africa\/"},"modified":"2012-08-18T02:55:39","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T00:55:39","slug":"u-s-says-stepping-up-trade-activity-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/u-s-says-stepping-up-trade-activity-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. says stepping up trade activity in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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* Africa now home to many fast-growing economies<\/span><\/p>\n

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* China trade with Africa up more 1,400 percent since 2000<\/p>\n

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* US business feels left out of planning on African trade<\/p>\n

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By Doug Palmer<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s
\nadministration, criticized for not doing enough to boost trade
\nwith Africa in the face of rising competition from China, has
\ntaken steps in recent months to address those concerns and plans
\nto do more.<\/p>\n

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After decades of poor performance, Africa is now home to
\nsome of the world’s fastest-growing economies and China has been
\nsigning contracts to lock in long-term access to the continent’s
\nhuge resources.<\/p>\n

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“Trade and investment is a critical component of the
\npresident’s vision for the next five years of U.S. policy
\ntowards sub-Saharan Africa,” Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
\nDemetrios Marantis told Reuters in an interview.<\/p>\n

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Obama, in a tough race for re-election against Republican
\nMitt Romney, in June laid out a “U.S. Strategy Toward
\nSub-Saharan Africa,” which touted the continent’s potential “to
\nbe the world’s next major economic success story” and promised
\nto work with the region to free up trade and investment.<\/p>\n

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But Stephen Hayes, president of the Corporate Council on
\nAfrica, a U.S. business group, said Obama has not done enough to
\ninvolve the private sector in planning on Africa.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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