Economic and regulatory policy implications of overlapping preferential trade agreements in the Arab countries : the case of Tunisia
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2006
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Economic Research Forum, Cairo, EG
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Tunisia’s 'Association Agreement' with the European Union (EU) will remove trade barriers on a large variety of goods by 2008. This paper (2007) undertakes an assessment of the impact of reforms, degree of implementation, flanking measures taken by the government, and the compliance of different regional trade agreements (RTAs) signed by Tunisia with World Trade Organization (WTO). Discriminatory treatment between off-shore and on-shore enterprises as well as protection of the local market has resulted in development of an off-shore sector supplied with imported intermediary products, scarcely integrated in the Tunisian economy, and an inefficient export sector, too weak to resist foreign competition.
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TRADE STRUCTURE, REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS, TRADE POLICY, TRADE BARRIERS, INTRAREGIONAL TRADE, POLICY MAKING, TUNISIA, WTO, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TURKEY, ARAB COUNTRIES, MACROECONOMICS, TEXTILE INDUSTRY, NORTH OF SAHARA
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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009
Middle East and North Africa / Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord
Research Results (GGP) / Résultats de recherches (MCP)
Trade Policy, Investment and Economic Integration / Politique commerciale, investissement et intégration économique
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009
Middle East and North Africa / Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord
Research Results (GGP) / Résultats de recherches (MCP)
Trade Policy, Investment and Economic Integration / Politique commerciale, investissement et intégration économique