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

The 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 integ...

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Main Author: Chauffour, Jean-Pierre
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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topic AD VALOREM
AGREEMENT ON TRADE
AIR TRANSPORT
ANCHOR COUNTRY
ARAB FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
AUDITS
AVERAGE TARIFF
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BILATERAL TRADE
BLOC TRADE
BORDER TRADE
BROKERAGE
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CARRIERS
COMMON MARKET
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE REGIONS
CONCESSIONS
CROSS-BORDER TRADE
CURRENCY
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
CUSTOMS UNION
DEMAND ELASTICITIES
DEMOCRACIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPING WORLD
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM
DOMESTIC LAW
DOMESTIC MARKETS
DOMESTIC PRODUCERS
ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC POWERS
ECONOMIC REFORM
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
EUROPEAN UNION
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT SHARE
EXPORT STRUCTURE
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXPOSURE
EXTERNAL MARKETS
EXTERNAL TARIFF
EXTERNAL TARIFFS
FACTORY GATE
FINAL GOODS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FREE MOVEMENT OF LABOR
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
FREE TRADE AREA
FREIGHT FORWARDERS
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
GLOBAL COMPETITORS
GLOBAL INTEGRATION
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL TRADING
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT ACTION
GRAVITY MODEL
GRAVITY MODELS
HARMONIZATION
HARMONIZATION OF REGULATIONS
HIGH TARIFFS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPORT PROTECTION
IMPROVING MARKET ACCESS
INCOME
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
INFORMATION FLOW
INFORMATION SHARING
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
INSURANCE
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE
INTRAREGIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT LIBERALIZATION
JOB CREATION
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LIBERALIZATION AGENDA
LIBERALIZING SERVICES
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET REGULATIONS
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MULTILATERAL LEVEL
MUTUAL RECOGNITION
NATIONAL TREATMENT
NET EXPORTERS
NEW MARKETS
NEW PRODUCTS
NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
NON-TARIFF MEASURES
OIL PRICE
OPEN MARKET
OPEN MARKET ECONOMIES
OPEN MARKETS
OPENNESS
PENETRATION RATES
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL SYSTEM
POLITICAL UPHEAVALS
PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTION NETWORKS
PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES
PUBLIC GOODS
RED TAPE
REFORM PROGRAMS
REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
REGIONAL EXCHANGE
REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS
REGIONAL LEVEL
REGIONAL LIBERALIZATION
REGIONAL POWERS
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
REGIONALISM
REGULATORS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
REGULATORY POLICIES
REGULATORY REFORM
REGULATORY REFORMS
REGULATORY REGIME
REGULATORY SYSTEM
RULE OF LAW
RULES OF ORIGIN
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS
SPECIALIZATION
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF EQUIVALENT
TARIFF PROTECTION
TARIFF RATES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL BARRIERS
THIRD WORLD
TRADE AGENDA
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE COSTS
TRADE DIVERSION
TRADE DIVERSION COSTS
TRADE EFFECTS
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE INTEGRATION
TRADE INTENSITY
TRADE INTENSITY INDICES
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE LOGISTICS
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRADE PARTNERS
TRADE PERFORMANCE
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRADE REGULATIONS
TRADE RULES
TRADE TAXES
TRADE TRANSACTION
TRADING PARTNERS
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT COSTS
TREATY OBLIGATIONS
UNILATERAL LIBERALIZATION
UNILATERAL TRADE
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD EXPORTS
WORLD TRADE
spellingShingle AD VALOREM
AGREEMENT ON TRADE
AIR TRANSPORT
ANCHOR COUNTRY
ARAB FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
AUDITS
AVERAGE TARIFF
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BILATERAL TRADE
BLOC TRADE
BORDER TRADE
BROKERAGE
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CARRIERS
COMMON MARKET
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE REGIONS
CONCESSIONS
CROSS-BORDER TRADE
CURRENCY
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
CUSTOMS UNION
DEMAND ELASTICITIES
DEMOCRACIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPING WORLD
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM
DOMESTIC LAW
DOMESTIC MARKETS
DOMESTIC PRODUCERS
ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC POWERS
ECONOMIC REFORM
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
EUROPEAN UNION
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT SHARE
EXPORT STRUCTURE
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXPOSURE
EXTERNAL MARKETS
EXTERNAL TARIFF
EXTERNAL TARIFFS
FACTORY GATE
FINAL GOODS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FREE MOVEMENT OF LABOR
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
FREE TRADE AREA
FREIGHT FORWARDERS
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
GLOBAL COMPETITORS
GLOBAL INTEGRATION
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL TRADING
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT ACTION
GRAVITY MODEL
GRAVITY MODELS
HARMONIZATION
HARMONIZATION OF REGULATIONS
HIGH TARIFFS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPORT PROTECTION
IMPROVING MARKET ACCESS
INCOME
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
INFORMATION FLOW
INFORMATION SHARING
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
INSURANCE
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE
INTRAREGIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT LIBERALIZATION
JOB CREATION
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LIBERALIZATION AGENDA
LIBERALIZING SERVICES
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET REGULATIONS
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MULTILATERAL LEVEL
MUTUAL RECOGNITION
NATIONAL TREATMENT
NET EXPORTERS
NEW MARKETS
NEW PRODUCTS
NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
NON-TARIFF MEASURES
OIL PRICE
OPEN MARKET
OPEN MARKET ECONOMIES
OPEN MARKETS
OPENNESS
PENETRATION RATES
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL SYSTEM
POLITICAL UPHEAVALS
PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTION NETWORKS
PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES
PUBLIC GOODS
RED TAPE
REFORM PROGRAMS
REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
REGIONAL EXCHANGE
REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS
REGIONAL LEVEL
REGIONAL LIBERALIZATION
REGIONAL POWERS
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
REGIONALISM
REGULATORS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
REGULATORY POLICIES
REGULATORY REFORM
REGULATORY REFORMS
REGULATORY REGIME
REGULATORY SYSTEM
RULE OF LAW
RULES OF ORIGIN
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS
SPECIALIZATION
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF EQUIVALENT
TARIFF PROTECTION
TARIFF RATES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL BARRIERS
THIRD WORLD
TRADE AGENDA
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE COSTS
TRADE DIVERSION
TRADE DIVERSION COSTS
TRADE EFFECTS
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE INTEGRATION
TRADE INTENSITY
TRADE INTENSITY INDICES
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE LOGISTICS
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRADE PARTNERS
TRADE PERFORMANCE
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRADE REGULATIONS
TRADE RULES
TRADE TAXES
TRADE TRANSACTION
TRADING PARTNERS
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT COSTS
TREATY OBLIGATIONS
UNILATERAL LIBERALIZATION
UNILATERAL TRADE
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD EXPORTS
WORLD TRADE
Chauffour, Jean-Pierre
Trade Integration as a Way Forward for the Arab World : A Regional Agenda
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Middle East and North Africa
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5581
description The 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.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Chauffour, Jean-Pierre
author_facet Chauffour, Jean-Pierre
author_sort Chauffour, Jean-Pierre
title Trade Integration as a Way Forward for the Arab World : A Regional Agenda
title_short Trade Integration as a Way Forward for the Arab World : A Regional Agenda
title_full Trade Integration as a Way Forward for the Arab World : A Regional Agenda
title_fullStr Trade Integration as a Way Forward for the Arab World : A Regional Agenda
title_full_unstemmed Trade Integration as a Way Forward for the Arab World : A Regional Agenda
title_sort trade integration as a way forward for the arab world : a regional agenda
publishDate 2012
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3347
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spelling okr-10986-33472021-04-23T14:02:09Z Trade Integration as a Way Forward for the Arab World : A Regional Agenda Chauffour, Jean-Pierre AD VALOREM AGREEMENT ON TRADE AIR TRANSPORT ANCHOR COUNTRY ARAB FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AUDITS AVERAGE TARIFF BARRIERS TO ENTRY BILATERAL TRADE BLOC TRADE BORDER TRADE BROKERAGE BUSINESS REGULATIONS CARRIERS COMMON MARKET COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE REGIONS CONCESSIONS CROSS-BORDER TRADE CURRENCY CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS PROCEDURES CUSTOMS UNION DEMAND ELASTICITIES DEMOCRACIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPING WORLD DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM DOMESTIC LAW DOMESTIC MARKETS DOMESTIC PRODUCERS ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC POWERS ECONOMIC REFORM ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS EUROPEAN UNION EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT SHARE EXPORT STRUCTURE EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXPOSURE EXTERNAL MARKETS EXTERNAL TARIFF EXTERNAL TARIFFS FACTORY GATE FINAL GOODS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FREE MOVEMENT OF LABOR FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA FREIGHT FORWARDERS GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL COMPETITORS GLOBAL INTEGRATION GLOBAL TRADE GLOBAL TRADING GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT ACTION GRAVITY MODEL GRAVITY MODELS HARMONIZATION HARMONIZATION OF REGULATIONS HIGH TARIFFS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT PROTECTION IMPROVING MARKET ACCESS INCOME INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INFORMATION FLOW INFORMATION SHARING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES INSURANCE INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE INTRAREGIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT LIBERALIZATION JOB CREATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LIBERALIZATION AGENDA LIBERALIZING SERVICES MARKET ACCESS MARKET FAILURES MARKET REGULATIONS MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MULTILATERAL LEVEL MUTUAL RECOGNITION NATIONAL TREATMENT NET EXPORTERS NEW MARKETS NEW PRODUCTS NON-TARIFF BARRIERS NON-TARIFF MEASURES OIL PRICE OPEN MARKET OPEN MARKET ECONOMIES OPEN MARKETS OPENNESS PENETRATION RATES POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICAL UPHEAVALS PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTION NETWORKS PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES PUBLIC GOODS RED TAPE REFORM PROGRAMS REGIONAL AGREEMENTS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS REGIONAL EXCHANGE REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL LIBERALIZATION REGIONAL POWERS REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION REGIONALISM REGULATORS REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY OVERSIGHT REGULATORY POLICIES REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY REFORMS REGULATORY REGIME REGULATORY SYSTEM RULE OF LAW RULES OF ORIGIN SAVINGS SECURITIES SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS SPECIALIZATION SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF EQUIVALENT TARIFF PROTECTION TARIFF RATES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL BARRIERS THIRD WORLD TRADE AGENDA TRADE BARRIERS TRADE COSTS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE DIVERSION COSTS TRADE EFFECTS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE INTENSITY TRADE INTENSITY INDICES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PARTNERS TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE REGULATIONS TRADE RULES TRADE TAXES TRADE TRANSACTION TRADING PARTNERS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT COSTS TREATY OBLIGATIONS UNILATERAL LIBERALIZATION UNILATERAL TRADE WORLD ECONOMY WORLD EXPORTS WORLD TRADE The 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. 2012-03-19T18:00:45Z 2012-03-19T18:00:45Z 2011-02-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110228144121 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3347 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5581 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Middle East and North Africa