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International Trade Agreements ÃTop


Key Words Publication Details Author Language Title Image
EU, Association Agreement (AA), Morocco October 2004, 8 pages (PDF) Kuiper, ENARPRI English Different Roads to Liberalization: Scenarios for a Moroccan Case Study of the EU-Med Association Agreements
trade agreements, FTA, Turkey, Syria, full-text 22 pages, (MSWord) Syria/Turkey English The Association Agreement Establishing a Free Trade Area between the Republic of Turkey and the Syrian Arabic Republic: Full Text
trade agreements, FTA, Turkey, Syria, agriculture 4 pages (MSWord) Syria/Turkey English The Association Agreement Establishing a Free Trade Area between the Republic of Turkey and the Syrian Arabic Republic: Protocol, relating to Agricultural Producucts
trade agreements, FTA, Turkey, Syria 2 pages (MSWord) Syria/Turkey English The Association Agreement Establishing a Free Trade Area between the Republic of Turkey and the Syrian Arabic Republic: Annex I
trade agreements, FTA, Turkey, Syria 8 pages (MSWord) Syria/Turkey English The Association Agreement Establishing a Free Trade Area between the Republic of Turkey and the Syrian Arabic Republic: Annex II
MENA, WTO, competition 2000, 24 pages, (PDF) El-Heidi English Competition Laws in MENA An Assessment of the Status Quo and the Relevance of a WTO Agreement
GAFTA, trade, impact 2005, 22 pages (PDF) Abedini English The Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA): An Estimation of the Trade Effects
GAFTA, EU, MENA, trade, FTA 2007, 10 pages, (PDF) Momami, World Economics, vol. 8 English The EU, the Middle East, and Regional Integration
Syria, tariff barriers, trade, protection August 2004, 22 pages (PDF) Chemingui and Dessus English Assessing Non-Tariff Barriers in Syria
WTO, EU, GAFTA, MENA, trade 2000, 26 pages, (PDF) Zarrouk&Zallio English Integrating Free Trade Agreements
sanitary, phytosanitary, food standards, trade, agriculture, EU, WTO November 2003, 85 pages (PDF) Kurzweil, ENARPRI English Review of Trade Agreements and Issues
WTO, Doha, EU, agriculture January 2005, 18 pages (PDF) Yu&Yensen, ENARPRI English Multilateral Market Access Reforms of the Doha Round - A Preliminary Assessment of Implications for EU Agricultural Trade
WTO, agriculture, Doha, EU enlargement February 2005, 30 pages (PDF) Brockmeier, ENARPRI English WTO Agricultural Negotiations; A comparison of the Harbinson Proposal and the Swiss Formula
trade liberalization, trade policy, regional integration, WTO, EU, Arab September 1995, 52 pages, (PDF) Hoekman, World Bank English The WTO the EU and the Arab World: Trade Policy Priorities and Pitfalls
WTO,  entry, development, RTAs April 2007, 25 pages, (PDF) Cernat, Onguglo, Ito, MPRA English RTAs and WTO Compatibility: Catch me if you can? The case of EPA negotiations
GAFTA 3 pages, (MSWord) Trade Agreements Sector, Egyptian Govmt. English GAFTA Summary
GAFTA MSWord Trade Agreements Sector, Egyptian Govmt. Arabic

نقاط الضعف والقوة في اتفاقية تيسير وتنمية التبادل التجاري

Strengths and Weaknesses of the GAFTA

GAFTA MSWord Trade Agreements Sector, Egyptian Govmt. Arabic GAFTA Brochure
GAFTA MSWord Trade Agreements Sector, Egyptian Govmt. Arabic Importance of GAFTA
GAFTA MSWord Trade Agreements Sector, Egyptian Govmt. Arabic GAFTA: List of Accompanying Documents for Rules of Origin Purposes
GAFTA, agriculture, egypt MSExcel Trade Agreements Sector, Egyptian Govmt. Arabic GAFTA: Egypt Agricultural Trade in GAFTA
GAFTA PDF, 23 pages Trade Agreements Sector, Egyptian Govmt. Arabic GAFTA: Agricultural Sector in Arabic Countries
GAFTA MSWord, 8 pages Trade Agreements Sector, Egyptian Govmt Arabic GAFTA Rules of Origin
GAFTA 23 pages (PDF) Arabic GAFTA Text
GAFTA, MENA, Euro-Med, EU AA MSWord, 8 pages, MSWORD Dantizguian, Center for Economic Resarch English Euro-Med and GAFTA Agreements: A Comparative Study
GAFTA, MENA, trade, perspectives, integration July 2001, 148 pages (PDF) Hadhri, FEMISE French La Grande Zone Arabe de Libre Echange et les Perspectives d'integration Sud-Sud en Mediterranee
agriculture, WTO, trade, MENA 2007, 16 pages, (PDF) Nabi Chaherli and El-Said English Impact of WTO Agreement on MENA Agriculture
MENA, RTAs, policy, agreements, trade, GAFTA February 2006, 24 pages, (PDF) Dennis, World Bank English The Impact of Regional Trade Agreements and Trade Facilitation in the MENA Region
Euro-Med, EU AA, association agreement, regional strategy, EU, regional indicative strategy 2007. 57 pages, (PDF) EEC English European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI): Regional Strategy Paper (2007-2013), Regional Indicative Programme (2007-2010), and The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
Euro-Med, EU AA, association agreement, trade, EU, Syria, partnership, framework 2007, 61 pages, (PDF) EEC English European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument: Syrian Arabic Republic: Strategy Paper 2007 - 2013 and National Indicative Programme 2007 - 2010
Syria, EU, Europe, integration, agreements, trade, Euro-Med, association agreement 2004, 29 pages, (PDF) EEC English Euro-Med Partnership: Syria, National Indicative Programme 2005-2006
proposals, limitations, trade, EU, association agreement, AA, restrictions, current situation 2006, 10 pages (PDF) De Keyser, EEC English Report to EU Parliament on the Conclusion of a EU-AA and Syria
Syria, EU, Europe, EU AA, association agreement October 2006, 3 pages (PDF) Ferrerro-Waldner, EEC English Speech of EU Commissioner Regarding EU-Assocation Agreement, October 2006
MENA, EU, Europe, EU AA, association agreement, protection, subsidy, reform April 2004, 40 pages (PDF) Kuiper, ENARPRI English Fifty Ways to Leave Your Protection: Comparing Applied Models of the Euro-Mediterranean Assocation Agreements
MENA, SMC, SME, export, EU-AA, association agreement November 2000, 40 pages, (PDF) van Dijk, FEMISE English The Export Potential of SMEs in Southern Mediterranean Countries: A Study in Light of the FTA between SMC and the EU
MENA, Syria, EU-AA, assocation agreement, exports, trade, August 2004, 44 pages (PDF) Muaz, FEMISE English The Impact of Euro-Mediterranean Partnership on the Agricultural Sectors of Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt (The Case of Horticultural Exports to EU Markets)
integration, EU-AA, assocation, GAFTA, trade, benefits February 2006, 77 pages, (PDF) Bayar, FEMISE English An Evaluation of the Benefits and the Challenges of the South-South Integration among the Mediterranean Partner Countries
economic reform, legal framework, integration, agriculture, Syria, FDI, Arab integration December 2004, 226 pages, (PDF) FEMISE English The 2004 FEMISE Report On the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
neighbourhood policy, shocks, FTA, gender, women in MENA, women in EU-Med, Syria September 2006, 204 pages, (PDF) FEMISE English The 2004 FEMISE Report On the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
WTO, GAFTA, EU-AA, MENA, EU-Med, agriculture, SMC, policy February 1999, 15 pages (PDF) Chaherli, FEMISE (ICARDA) English Med Agriculture in Transition: Structural Change and the Impact of the Association Agreements  
EU-AA, water, agriculture, Syria, poverty, migration, sensitivity, competition index, data November 2003, 55 pages, (PDF) Radawan, FEMISE English The Impact of Agricultural Liberalization in the Context of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
EU, Association Agreement (AA), reform, economy, trade, Syria May 2007, 37 pages, (PDF) Anja Zorob, GIGA English The Potential of Regional Integration Agreements (RIAs) in Enhancing the Credibility of Reform: The Case of Syrian-European Association Agreement

Investment ÃTop


Key Words Publication Details Author Language Title Image
MENA, FDI, trade, governance, institutions, policy, reform June 2006, 29 pages, (PDF) Vittorio&Hugo, MPRA English

Do institutions matter for FDI? A comparative analysis for the MENA countries

investment, MENA, constraints December 2006, 30 pages (PDF) Allaoua, World Bank English Investment Climate - MENA (presentation)
FDI, investment, Euro-Med, Mediterranean, MENA, NENA 2000, 60 pages (PDF) Hassane, FEMISE French L’IDE dans le Bassin Mediterraneen : ses Determinants et son Effet sur la Croissance Economique
private sector, investment, financial sector, MENA, Syria June 2005, 107 pages, (PDF) World Bank English Syrian Investment Climate Assessment: Unlocking the Potential of the Private Sector
MENA, FDI, convergence, policy, development planning, international development June 2007, 49 pages, (PDF) Alaya et al, Uni Bordeaux French Politique d’attractivité des IDE et dynamique de croissance et de convergence dans les Pays du Sud Est de la Méditerranée
risk, FDI, MENA August 2004, 20 pages (PDF) Chan&Gemayel English Risk Instability and the Pattern of FDI in the Middle East and North Africa
MENA, FDI, market potential May 2006, 20 pages, (PDF) Mehtap et al, MPRA English Locational Drivers of FDI in MENA Countries : A Spatial Attempt
informal sector, skills, vulnerability, poverty, investment June 2000, 53 pages, (PDF) Fadil, FEMISE English A Survey of the Basic Features and Problems of the Informal Small and Micro-Enterprises in the Arab Region
Investment, FDI, trade, foreign exhange, MENA May 2004, 22 pages, (PDF) Sekkat, Uni Brussels English Trade and Foreign Exchange Liberalization, Investment Climate, and FDI in the MENA Countries

Trade ÃTop


Key Words Publication Details Author Language Title Image
agriculture, MENA, development, trade, agreements, policy February 1997, 54 pages, (PDF) DeRosa, World Bank English Agricultural Trade and Rural Development in MENA
production, food security, trade, risk, self-sufficiency, foreign exchange 2002, 16 pages (PDF) Panagaryia, Uni Maryland English Trade and Food Security: Conceptualizing the Linkages
liberalization, growth, trade, economic reform, social reform, reform 2000, 57 pages (PDF) Rutherford, WBank English Trade Liberalization, Product Variety and Growth in a Small Open Economy: A Quantative Assessment
liberalization, trade, NENA, Syria, case study, agriculture 2007, 174 pages, (PDF) IFPRI English Impact of Trade Liberalization on Agriculture in the Near East and North Africa
trade, south Mediterranean, market access, liberalization November 2006, 69 pages, (PDF) Bouet, IFPRI English Defining a Trade Strategy for Southern Mediterranean Countries
MENA, Association Agreement, trade, trade potential, gravity model, Syria 2005, 24 pages, (PDF) Soderling, IMF English Is the MENA Region Achieving its Trade Potential

Policy Reform and Fiscal Policy ÃTop


Key Words Publication Details Author Language Title Image
liberalization, policy, reform, fiscal policy, Barcelona process, Syria March 2001, 20 pages (PDF) Lucke, Hamburg English Fiscal Impact of Trade Liberalization: The Case of Syria
liberalization, policy, reform, fiscal policy, Barcelona process, Syria, SAM May 2001, 149 pages (PDF) Lucke, Hamburg English Fiscal Impact of Trade Liberalization: The Case of Jordan and Syria
Reform, growth, MENA May 2004, 50 pages (PDF) Nabli, World Bank English Reforms and Growth in MENA Countries: New Empirical Evidence
fiscal policy, EU-Med, Barcelona, policy reform May 2001, 128 pages (PDF) Bayar, FEMISE English Fiscal Challenges of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreements
subsidy, policy, agriculture, reform, environment January 2007, 6 pages, (PDF) La Vina et al. WRI English Agricultural Subsidies, Poverty and the Environment: Supporting A Domestic Reform Agenda in Developing Countries
SAM, CGE, Non-tariff barriers, trade, reform, WTO February 2007, 27 pages, (PDF) Gaitan & Lucke, Uni Hamburg English The Barcelona Initiative and the Importance of NTBs: A Dynamic CGE-Analysis for Syria
reform, economy, Syria, social market economy, trade partnership Presentation, 25 pages (PDF), given at the 2nd World Congress for ME Studies, Amman, June 2006 Zorob, GIGA English Prospects of Economic Reform in Syria: Between Sanctions and Partnership
reform, trade, tariffs, customs, trade agreements, cotton, textiles, GAFTA August 2006, 61 pages (PDF) IMF English Syrian Arabic Republic: Selected Issues IMF Review of Syria
Syria, tariff barriers, trade, protection August 2004, 22 pages (PDF) Chemingui and Dessus English Assessing Non-Tariff Barriers in Syria
subsidy, cotton, development March 2007, 11 pages, (PDF) Shepherd&Delpeuch, MPRA English Subsidies and Regulatory Reform in West Africa Cotton: What are the development stakes?
MENA, exchange, trade, policy August 2006, 26 pages, (PDF) Revil&Milgram, Uni Grenada English Exchange Rate Policies and Trade in the MENA countries

Marketing ÃTop


Key Words Publication Details Author Language Title Image
marketing, processing, policy, Syria 2000, 62 pages (PDF) Rama, FAO @ NAPC English Agricultural Marketing and Processing
marketing, information, supply, demand 2005, 148 pages, (PDF) Dixie, FAO English Horticultural Marketing
marketing, policy, law, price control, market manipulation 1999, 106 pages, (PDF) Cullinan, FAO English Laws and Markets: Improving the Legal Environment for Agricultural Marketing
marketing, private sector, policy, infrastructure 2007, 80 pages, (PDF) Shepherd, FAO English Approaches to Linking Producers to Markets
marketing, fruit, vegetables, information, knowledge, case study 2005, 12 pages, (PDF) de Silva English An Innovative Fruit and Vegetable Market Information System in Sri Lanka: The Govi Gnana (Farmer Knowledge) Service1
taxation, protection, subsidy, food policy 1992, 19 pages (PDF) Fulgintini English Political Market for Agricultural Protection
marketing, agriculture current, webpage FAO English Agricultural Marketing: Linking Farmers to Markets (PORTAL)
marketing, processing, trade, export, policy 2005, 129 pages, (PDF) Westlake, FAO English Addressing Marketing and Processing Constraints that inhibit agrifood exports: a guide for policy analysts and planners

Agricultural Products ÃTop


Key Words Publication Details Author Language Title Image
citrus, export, trade, supply function 2005, 14 pages, (PDF) Haleem et. al, PDR English Estimation of Export Supply Function for Citrus Fruit in Pakistan
tomatoes, fruits, vegetables, equilibrium model, agricultural liberalization August 2005, 104 pages (PDF) Lorca, FEMISE English A Box Evaluation Tool for Alternatives Mediterranean Agricultural Policy
citrus, Australia, processing, growing 2002, 306 pages, (PDF) Productivity Commission of the Australian Government English Citrus Growing and Processing: Inquiry Report
citrus, EEC, export, import, regulations 1985, 132 pages, (PDF) EEC English European Community - Tariff Treatment on Imports of Citrus Products from Certain Countries in the Mediterranean Region
citrus, Egypt 2006, 10 pages, (PDF) Hofer, GTZ English Achievements and Impact of the Citrus Improvement Program (CIP) in Egypt

Food Standards ÃTop


Key Words Publication Details Author Language Title Image
sanitary, phyto-sanitary standards, trade, economic analsyis, food safety, EUREGAP, EuroGAP, EU-Med, EU AA, association agreement December 2005, 73 pages, (PDF) Muaz, FEMISE English An Economic Analysis of Food Saftey Standards and Its Implication on Agricultural Trade in the Context of the EU-MED Partnership: "The Case of SPS Standards and EUREGAP Requirements"

Competitiveness ÃTop


Key Words Publication Details Author Language Title Image
MENA, WTO, competition 2000, 24 pages, (PDF) El-Heidi English Competition Laws in MENA An Assessment of the Status Quo and the Relevance of a WTO Agreement
EU-AA, water, agriculture, Syria, poverty, migration, sensitivity, competition index, data November 2003, 55 pages, (PDF) Radawan, FEMISE English The Impact of Agricultural Liberalization in the Context of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership