African trade flows may shift further away from the US after President Donald Trump announced a slew of new tariffs, the head of Citigroup Inc. s regional office said.
Trump unveiled a revised global plan on Thursday that imposed levies as high as 30% on imports from countries including South Africa the continents biggest economy and Algeria. Goods from other major economies including Nigeria and Ghana face US duties of 15%.
花旗集团地区办事处负责人表示,在唐纳德·特朗普总统宣布一系列新关税后,非洲贸易流可能会进一步远离美国。
特朗普于周四公布了一项修订后的全球计划,对来自南非(非洲大陆最大经济体)及阿尔及利亚等国的进口商品征收高达30%的关税。来自尼日利亚、加纳等其他主要经济体的商品将面临15%的美国关税。