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The MENA Countries and the Uruguay Round and Beyond

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  • Raed Safadi

    (Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD)

  • Subidey Togan

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The paper aims to identify the interests and concerns of MENA countries in the new round of multilateral trade negotiations (the WTO 2000 negotiations) with a view of helping these countries develop negotiation objectives and strategies. The introduction sets the stage by making the case for economic reforms in the MENA region and the role of the WTO in supporting these reforms. After dealing with market access issues for MENA countries' exports, the paper looks into the commitments in services MENA countries have undertaken in the context of Uruguay Round Agreements and considers issues related to FDI.

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  • Raed Safadi & Subidey Togan, 2000. "The MENA Countries and the Uruguay Round and Beyond," Working Papers 2006, Economic Research Forum, revised 02 2000.
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    1. Hoekman, Bernard & Saggi, Kamal, 1999. "Multilateral disciplines for investment-related policies," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2138, The World Bank.
    2. Anne Krueger, 1999. "The Developing Countries and the Next Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(7), pages 909-932, September.
    3. Safadi, Raed & Laird, Sam, 1996. "The Uruguay Round agreements: Impact on developing countries," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 24(7), pages 1223-1242, July.
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