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

Chauffour, Jean-Pierre

dc.creator	Chauffour, Jean-Pierre
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:00:45Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:00:45Z
dc.date	2011-02-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:54:59Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:54:59Z
dc.identifier	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
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3347
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244304
dc.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.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5581
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	AD VALOREM
dc.subject	AGREEMENT ON TRADE
dc.subject	AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subject	ANCHOR COUNTRY
dc.subject	ARAB FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subject	AUDITS
dc.subject	AVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subject	BILATERAL TRADE
dc.subject	BLOC TRADE
dc.subject	BORDER TRADE
dc.subject	BROKERAGE
dc.subject	BUSINESS REGULATIONS
dc.subject	CARRIERS
dc.subject	COMMON MARKET
dc.subject	COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE REGIONS
dc.subject	CONCESSIONS
dc.subject	CROSS-BORDER TRADE
dc.subject	CURRENCY
dc.subject	CUSTOMS
dc.subject	CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subject	CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
dc.subject	CUSTOMS UNION
dc.subject	DEMAND ELASTICITIES
dc.subject	DEMOCRACIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subject	DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
dc.subject	DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM
dc.subject	DOMESTIC LAW
dc.subject	DOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subject	DOMESTIC PRODUCERS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC POWERS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subject	ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
dc.subject	EUROPEAN UNION
dc.subject	EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject	EXPORT GROWTH
dc.subject	EXPORT SHARE
dc.subject	EXPORT STRUCTURE
dc.subject	EXPORTERS
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	EXPOSURE
dc.subject	EXTERNAL MARKETS
dc.subject	EXTERNAL TARIFF
dc.subject	EXTERNAL TARIFFS
dc.subject	FACTORY GATE
dc.subject	FINAL GOODS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	FREE MOVEMENT OF LABOR
dc.subject	FREE TRADE
dc.subject	FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	FREE TRADE AREA
dc.subject	FREIGHT FORWARDERS
dc.subject	GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
dc.subject	GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	GLOBAL COMPETITORS
dc.subject	GLOBAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject	GLOBAL TRADE
dc.subject	GLOBAL TRADING
dc.subject	GLOBALIZATION
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT ACTION
dc.subject	GRAVITY MODEL
dc.subject	GRAVITY MODELS
dc.subject	HARMONIZATION
dc.subject	HARMONIZATION OF REGULATIONS
dc.subject	HIGH TARIFFS
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	IMPORT PROTECTION
dc.subject	IMPROVING MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME GROUP
dc.subject	INCOME GROUPS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
dc.subject	INFORMATION FLOW
dc.subject	INFORMATION SHARING
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INTRAREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LIBERALIZATION AGENDA
dc.subject	LIBERALIZING SERVICES
dc.subject	MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject	MARKET FAILURES
dc.subject	MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subject	MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	MULTILATERAL LEVEL
dc.subject	MUTUAL RECOGNITION
dc.subject	NATIONAL TREATMENT
dc.subject	NET EXPORTERS
dc.subject	NEW MARKETS
dc.subject	NEW PRODUCTS
dc.subject	NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject	NON-TARIFF MEASURES
dc.subject	OIL PRICE
dc.subject	OPEN MARKET
dc.subject	OPEN MARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subject	OPEN MARKETS
dc.subject	OPENNESS
dc.subject	PENETRATION RATES
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POLITICAL SYSTEM
dc.subject	POLITICAL UPHEAVALS
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PRODUCTION NETWORKS
dc.subject	PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES
dc.subject	PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subject	RED TAPE
dc.subject	REFORM PROGRAMS
dc.subject	REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subject	REGIONAL EXCHANGE
dc.subject	REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	REGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject	REGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	REGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	REGIONAL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	REGIONAL POWERS
dc.subject	REGIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject	REGIONALISM
dc.subject	REGULATORS
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subject	REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
dc.subject	REGULATORY POLICIES
dc.subject	REGULATORY REFORM
dc.subject	REGULATORY REFORMS
dc.subject	REGULATORY REGIME
dc.subject	REGULATORY SYSTEM
dc.subject	RULE OF LAW
dc.subject	RULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SECURITIES
dc.subject	SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
dc.subject	SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subject	SPECIALIZATION
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subject	TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject	TARIFF EQUIVALENT
dc.subject	TARIFF PROTECTION
dc.subject	TARIFF RATES
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TECHNICAL BARRIERS
dc.subject	THIRD WORLD
dc.subject	TRADE AGENDA
dc.subject	TRADE BARRIERS
dc.subject	TRADE COSTS
dc.subject	TRADE DIVERSION
dc.subject	TRADE DIVERSION COSTS
dc.subject	TRADE EFFECTS
dc.subject	TRADE FACILITATION
dc.subject	TRADE FLOWS
dc.subject	TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject	TRADE INTENSITY
dc.subject	TRADE INTENSITY INDICES
dc.subject	TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	TRADE LOGISTICS
dc.subject	TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subject	TRADE PARTNERS
dc.subject	TRADE PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	TRADE POLICIES
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY
dc.subject	TRADE PREFERENCES
dc.subject	TRADE REGULATIONS
dc.subject	TRADE RULES
dc.subject	TRADE TAXES
dc.subject	TRADE TRANSACTION
dc.subject	TRADING PARTNERS
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subject	TREATY OBLIGATIONS
dc.subject	UNILATERAL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	UNILATERAL TRADE
dc.subject	WORLD ECONOMY
dc.subject	WORLD EXPORTS
dc.subject	WORLD TRADE
dc.title	Trade Integration as a Way Forward for the Arab World : A Regional Agenda
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	Middle East and North Africa
dc.coverage	Middle East and North Africa