The challenge of economic integration in the MENA region: from GAFTA and EU-MFTA to small scale Arab Unions
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Keywords
Free trade areas; MENA Region economic integration; Multilateralism vs bilateralism; F02; O57;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
- O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries
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