Focus Commentary
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Focus Commentary
Facts and Figures Information Resources
PROMOTING TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN AFRICA
SUPPORTING AFRICA'S TRANSFORMATION
By Rodney E. Slater, U.S. Secretary of Transportation
To help fulfill President Clinton's pledge to support reform efforts by African countries, U.S. government agencies are developing programs to help their African counterparts improve services crucial to development. The "Transportation Initiative and Partnership with Africa" exemplifies such programs.
INTEGRATING AFRICA INTO THE WORLD TRADING SYSTEM
By Rosa M. Whitaker, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa
African countries can benefit greatly from more open world trade. The U.S. Trade Representative stands ready to work with these countries to increase their involvement in the World Trade Organization, commit to major trade agreements, and take an active role in the new round of global trade negotiations.
PRESIDENT CLINTON'S PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE FOR AFRICA
By Witney Schneidman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
The Clinton administration is seeking to increase trade and investment in Africa to speed the region's integration into the world economy and spur the kind of economic growth that can help eradicate endemic poverty -- and the civil unrest that often accompanies it.
AFRICA ADAPTS TO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
An Interview With Edith G. Ssempala, Ambassador from the Republic of Uganda to the United States
Only the private sector can bring economic growth. African governments need to increase private initiative by opening up to foreign investment and encouraging trade. Efforts to empower women and counter ethnic conflicts are part of this effort.
MARKETING SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AS A LOCATION FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT
By Louis T. Wells, Professor of International Management, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
African governments need to actively publicize their advantages as locations for investment and seek out prospective investors. Pooling their resources in such undertakings and taking a close look at the promotional successes and failures of other developing countries are essential first steps.
LAST CHANCE FOR AFRICA?
By George B. N. Ayittey, Professor of Economics, The American University, and President of The Free Africa Foundation
After years of mismanagement, civil war, and corruption, African countries are at the point at which there is little alternative to reform. The African Growth and Opportunity Act, now being considered in Congress, could be crucial to helping African countries.
THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
THE COLOGNE DEBT INITIATIVE: THE G-7 DEBT RELIEF PLAN
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS
ADDITIONAL READINGS ON PROMOTING TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN AFRICA
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