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Is There a New Vision for Maghreb Economic Integation? Volume 1. Main Report

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-25T14:49:36Z
dc.date.available2014-08-25T14:49:36Z
dc.date.issued2006-11
dc.description.abstractThis report on the new vision for Magreb economic integration argues that assessing the benefits from regional integration can best be done in the context of the broader issues of economic integration in the world economy and more specifically with the main trading partner, the European Union. Based on empirical evidence the paper finds that there is limited potential for intraregional merchandise trade integration in the Maghreb. The report also alerts that benefits from deeper economic integration are no means automatic. Several worldwide studies have argued that weaknesses in the investment climate not only hinder a country's imports and inward foreign direct investment, they also deter exports from enterprises operating in the domestic economy (World Bank, 2005). Service liberalization requires complementary policies and effective regulation, ranging from prudential regulation to pro-competitive regulation in telecommunications. The concluding message emerging from the analysis is that a strategy focusing on service sector and investment climate reforms aimed at facilitating market competition and contestability would improve growth, trade and investment performance in the Maghreb, bringing greater economic gains than would be derived from merchandise trade liberalization alone. The report is structured as follows. The first chapter examines the prospects of regional integration based on merchandise trade liberalization. It does so by performing a detailed quantitative analysis of Maghreb's trade and investment patterns and performance. The chapter also assesses Maghreb countries' trade and investment potential, drawing on panel trade and investment gravity models. The second chapter identifies policy barriers, relative performance and progress made by Maghreb countries in investment climate and service sector policy reforms. To allow for cross-country comparability, the report draws on the methodology developed by the European Central Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to construct policy reform indexes for the Maghreb countries. The third chapter aims at estimating the economic gains from deeper and wider integration. The final section of the report summarizes the main conclusions and policy implications drawn from the analysis.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/7410459/new-vision-maghreb-economic-integation-vol-1-2-main-report
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/19630
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19630
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESSION AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectAPPAREL
dc.subjectAPPLIED TARIFF
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectBORDER BARRIERS
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectDISPUTE SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectDISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISMS
dc.subjectDIVERSIFIED EXPORTS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDOMESTIC POLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC REFORMS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC REGULATORY POLICIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC STANDARDS
dc.subjectEAST EUROPE
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEUROPEAN UNION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectEXPORT DYNAMISM
dc.subjectEXPORT EXPANSION
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEXPORT PRODUCTS
dc.subjectEXPORT SPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectEXPORT VALUE
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL MARKETS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGLOBAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectGLOBAL PRODUCTION CHAINS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHARMONIZATION
dc.subjectIMPORT COMPETITION
dc.subjectIMPORT TARIFFS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINDUSTRY TRADE
dc.subjectINPUT-OUTPUT TABLES
dc.subjectINTEGRATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectINTRAREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLOW TRADE
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARGINAL IMPACT
dc.subjectMARKET ENLARGEMENT
dc.subjectMARKET INTEGRATION
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKET SIZE
dc.subjectMARKET-SEGMENTING EFFECT
dc.subjectMEMBER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMERCHANDISE TRADE
dc.subjectMFN TARIFFS
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL COMMITMENTS
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectNORTH AFRICA
dc.subjectOPEN REGIONALISM
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPOLICY BARRIERS
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPORT CHARGES
dc.subjectPRICE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPRUDENTIAL REGULATION
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREGIONAL BLOCS
dc.subjectREGIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectREGIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADING ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectREGULATORY COOPERATION
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectREGULATORY POLICIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORMS
dc.subjectREMOVAL OF TRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectREMOVING BARRIERS
dc.subjectSCALE ECONOMIES
dc.subjectSHALLOW INTEGRATION
dc.subjectSPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTARIFF RATES
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTOURISM
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION
dc.subjectTRADE EXPANSION
dc.subjectTRADE IN GOODS
dc.subjectTRADE IN SERVICES
dc.subjectTRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectTRADE INTENSITY
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectTRADING BLOCS
dc.subjectTRADING PARTNER
dc.subjectTRADING PARTNERS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleIs There a New Vision for Maghreb Economic Integation? Volume 1. Main Reporten
dc.title.alternativeUne nouvelle vision pour l'integration economique du Maghreb : rapport principalen
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:33:29.397217Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Policy Note
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/7410459/new-vision-maghreb-economic-integation-vol-1-2-main-report
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7410459
okr.identifier.report38359
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: Other domestic and international trade
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: General industry and trade sector
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Regional Integration
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicLaw and Development::Trade Law
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitSocial & Economic Development Gp (MNSED)
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