Over the Horizon : A New Levant
The report is organized as follows. The report begins by providing an analytical basis for the evaluation of potential bilateral economic complementarities between Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, and the Palestinian Territories (where...
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okr-10986-204912021-04-23T14:03:56Z Over the Horizon : A New Levant World Bank Group The report is organized as follows. The report begins by providing an analytical basis for the evaluation of potential bilateral economic complementarities between Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, and the Palestinian Territories (where data is available) in chapter one. The analysis goes beyond the aggregate level in order to examine the scope for regional trade and investment in particular industries or products. Building on an analysis of economic complementarities and trade and investment potentials in the sub-region, chapter two analyzes the economic implications of a deeper regional integration. A CGE model examines four scenarios emphasizing different aspects of trade relations among possible members of a new economic integration zone. Chapter three reviews and compares the trade and investment regimes of the Levant countries with a view to identifying the areas of reforms needed to harmonize their policies in order to improve competitiveness collectively and increase trade and investment flows among them. Chapter four reviews the services sectors and levels of regulatory restrictiveness in the context of efforts at regional and global integration of Levant economies. The chapter identifies existing and potential barriers to integrating services markets of the sample countries within the Levant region, and advances a number of policy recommendations centered on the promotion of closer regulatory ties in services markets and expanded trade in services. Chapter five-eight focus on five sectors for an in-depth analysis (financial services, energy, ICT and air transport, and tourism) discussing how liberalization of services trade under the framework of deeper regional economic integration would help countries take advantage of the regional opportunities, including an overview for trade in services in the sub-region. Chapter nine analyzes barriers to deeper regional integration in the Levant, focusing on non-tariff measures, trade facilitation, and logistics issues, and proposes policies to remove these barriers. Finally, chapter ten reviews the current regional agreements, identifies the weaknesses and proposes recommendations for a possible economic zone in the medium to long term. 2014-10-29T21:19:59Z 2014-10-29T21:19:59Z 2014-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19705527/ http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20491 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa Middle East Egypt, Arab Republic of Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Israel Jordan Lebanon Libya Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Turkey |
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The report is organized as follows. The
report begins by providing an analytical basis for the
evaluation of potential bilateral economic complementarities
between Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, and the
Palestinian Territories (where data is available) in chapter
one. The analysis goes beyond the aggregate level in order
to examine the scope for regional trade and investment in
particular industries or products. Building on an analysis
of economic complementarities and trade and investment
potentials in the sub-region, chapter two analyzes the
economic implications of a deeper regional integration. A
CGE model examines four scenarios emphasizing different
aspects of trade relations among possible members of a new
economic integration zone. Chapter three reviews and
compares the trade and investment regimes of the Levant
countries with a view to identifying the areas of reforms
needed to harmonize their policies in order to improve
competitiveness collectively and increase trade and
investment flows among them. Chapter four reviews the
services sectors and levels of regulatory restrictiveness in
the context of efforts at regional and global integration of
Levant economies. The chapter identifies existing and
potential barriers to integrating services markets of the
sample countries within the Levant region, and advances a
number of policy recommendations centered on the promotion
of closer regulatory ties in services markets and expanded
trade in services. Chapter five-eight focus on five sectors
for an in-depth analysis (financial services, energy, ICT
and air transport, and tourism) discussing how
liberalization of services trade under the framework of
deeper regional economic integration would help countries
take advantage of the regional opportunities, including an
overview for trade in services in the sub-region. Chapter
nine analyzes barriers to deeper regional integration in the
Levant, focusing on non-tariff measures, trade facilitation,
and logistics issues, and proposes policies to remove these
barriers. Finally, chapter ten reviews the current regional
agreements, identifies the weaknesses and proposes
recommendations for a possible economic zone in the medium
to long term. |
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