The information was provided by Florizelle Liser, president and executive director of the Corporate Council for Africa, who explained that, in the near future, sales of Angolan products to the US market will be exempt from any customs duties, with the aim of boosting trade between the two countries, writes Angop.
According to the official, African partners, including Angola, will be able to access the US market without duties, with a view to facilitating trade transactions between the countries.
Liser was speaking to the press during a meeting between executives of companies from Angola and the US, held in the context of the visit of US President Biden to Angola. In her statements, quoted by Angop, the official also mentioned the Lobito Corridor, having highlighted that the North American country is committed to making available more than one billion dollars from the American Export-Import Bank and the Development Finance Corporation: "For the Lobito Corridor, we already have a budget of more than one billion dollars, because no matter who is running the country, we will be committed to fulfilling our part in relation to the project".
Among other aspects, she also spoke about the US-Africa Business Summit, which will be hosted by Luanda between 23 and 27 June next year, having considered that this event will bring together businesspeople, heads of state and all those interested in investing in Angola.
In addition, she considered that Biden's visit to Angola reflected the importance that the American government gives to economic relations with Angola and other African countries, representing the strengthening of relations, specifically, with Angolans, and, in general, with Africans.
Rui Miguêns de Oliveira, Minister of Industry and Commerce, expressed the hope that the new phase of strategic collaboration between Angola and the United States would lead to an increase in food production to meet the needs of Angolans at a fairer price, while also helping to diversify national exports: "We must be able to produce essential food products for the population, a challenge that we hope to count on the contribution of American investors, with emphasis on the production of cereals and poultry", he said, quoted by Angop.
While Arlindo das Chagas Rangel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency, said that a meeting with the Corporate Council for Africa (CCA) would be held this week in the capital, in order to define details of the US-Africa summit, and also reported that the agency has been receiving several US investors who are curious about business opportunities in Angola, which could open up opportunities for involving the US in projects in the country.
