The tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on SA exports to the US and a possible exclusion from the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) would not be as devastating to the SA economy, trade expert Matthew Stern says.

Stern is the founder of DNA Economics and has previously worked for the department of trade, industry and competition, the Treasury and the World Bank...

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