Harnessing trade for development and growth in the Middle East /
report by the Council on Foreign Relations Study Group on Middle East Trade Options ; Bernard Hoekman and Patrick Messerlin, co-authors ; Peter Sutherland, chair ; Henry Siegman, project director.
- x, 79 pages ; 22 cm
"Council on Foreign Relations paper" -- front cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
MENA Countries and the World Economy -- Reducing Transaction Costs and Increasing Competitiveness -- How Large are the Potential Gains? -- Using Trade Agreements to Promote Reform -- Summing Up: Major Conclusions.
This paper looks at internal barriers to trade in Egypt, Gaza-West Bank, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates, with particular attention on the service sector.