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Trade Integration as a Way Forward for the Arab World : A Regional Agenda

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dc.contributor.authorChauffour, Jean-Pierre
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:00:45Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:00:45Z
dc.date.issued2011-02-01
dc.description.abstractThe current political turmoil for more open and participative societies in many Arab countries coupled with the emergence of new growth poles around the world could create the conditions for a big push toward greater regional and global trade integration of the Arab world. Further integrating Arab countries among themselves and opening up the region to the rest of the world are two complementary avenues to improve market access, promote behind-the-border regulatory reforms, facilitate cooperation on regional public goods, foster the emergence of an "Arab factory" through regional supply chains and productions networks, and eventually create the conditions for more and better paid jobs for the growing Arab workforce. A more ambitious trade agenda in the context of the Pan-Arab Free Trade Area would be a good place to start. Although difficult and challenging, and requiring a good dosage of flexibility and variable geometry, such an agenda would consist of (1) completing the free movement of goods within the Pan-Arab Free Trade Area, notably through the elimination of unnecessary non-tariff barriers; (2) implementing a regional initiative to liberalize services trade, including identifying a number of pilot service sectors for early regional liberalization; and (3) strengthening the rules and discipline applicable to regional trade and other policies of common interest.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110228144121
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5581
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3347
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5581
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAD VALOREM
dc.subjectAGREEMENT ON TRADE
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectANCHOR COUNTRY
dc.subjectARAB FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectAUDITS
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBLOC TRADE
dc.subjectBORDER TRADE
dc.subjectBROKERAGE
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGULATIONS
dc.subjectCARRIERS
dc.subjectCOMMON MARKET
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE REGIONS
dc.subjectCONCESSIONS
dc.subjectCROSS-BORDER TRADE
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subjectCUSTOMS PROCEDURES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNION
dc.subjectDEMAND ELASTICITIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING ECONOMIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subjectDISPUTE SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectDISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM
dc.subjectDOMESTIC LAW
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRODUCERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONVERGENCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC POWERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
dc.subjectEUROPEAN UNION
dc.subjectEXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORT SHARE
dc.subjectEXPORT STRUCTURE
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXPOSURE
dc.subjectEXTERNAL MARKETS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TARIFF
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectFACTORY GATE
dc.subjectFINAL GOODS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectFREE MOVEMENT OF LABOR
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AREA
dc.subjectFREIGHT FORWARDERS
dc.subjectGENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITORS
dc.subjectGLOBAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADING
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT ACTION
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODEL
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODELS
dc.subjectHARMONIZATION
dc.subjectHARMONIZATION OF REGULATIONS
dc.subjectHIGH TARIFFS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPORT PROTECTION
dc.subjectIMPROVING MARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROUP
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINFORMATION FLOW
dc.subjectINFORMATION SHARING
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTRA-REGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTRAREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLIBERALIZATION AGENDA
dc.subjectLIBERALIZING SERVICES
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectMIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL LEVEL
dc.subjectMUTUAL RECOGNITION
dc.subjectNATIONAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectNET EXPORTERS
dc.subjectNEW MARKETS
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCTS
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF MEASURES
dc.subjectOIL PRICE
dc.subjectOPEN MARKET
dc.subjectOPEN MARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectOPEN MARKETS
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectPENETRATION RATES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectPOLITICAL UPHEAVALS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTION NETWORKS
dc.subjectPROTECTIONIST PRESSURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectRED TAPE
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAMS
dc.subjectREGIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subjectREGIONAL EXCHANGE
dc.subjectREGIONAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL POWERS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONALISM
dc.subjectREGULATORS
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectREGULATORY OVERSIGHT
dc.subjectREGULATORY POLICIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORM
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORMS
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIME
dc.subjectREGULATORY SYSTEM
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectRULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSECURITIES
dc.subjectSETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
dc.subjectSETTLEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTARIFF EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectTARIFF PROTECTION
dc.subjectTARIFF RATES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectTHIRD WORLD
dc.subjectTRADE AGENDA
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE EFFECTS
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectTRADE INTENSITY
dc.subjectTRADE INTENSITY INDICES
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE LOGISTICS
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE PARTNERS
dc.subjectTRADE PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE PREFERENCES
dc.subjectTRADE REGULATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE RULES
dc.subjectTRADE TAXES
dc.subjectTRADE TRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRADING PARTNERS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTREATY OBLIGATIONS
dc.subjectUNILATERAL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectUNILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectWORLD EXPORTS
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.titleTrade Integration as a Way Forward for the Arab World : A Regional Agendaen
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