Economic Integration in the Maghreb

Economic Integration in the Maghreb
Author: Mr.Jean-Francois Dauphin
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2019-02-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1484398424

Individual countries of the Maghreb have achieved substantial progress on trade, but, as a region they remain the least integrated in the world. The share of intraregional trade is less than 5 percent of their total trade, substantially lower than in all other regional trading blocs around the world. Geopolitical considerations and restrictive economic policies have stifled regional integration. Economic policies have been guided by country-level considerations, with little attention to the region, and are not coordinated. Restrictions on trade and capital flows remain substantial and constrain regional integration for the private sector.

Privatization and Structural Adjustment in the Arab Countries

Privatization and Structural Adjustment in the Arab Countries
Author: Mr.Saíd El-Naggar
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1989-06-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1557750424

This seminar volume, edited by Said El-Naggar, examines the challenge that Arab countries with large public sectors face in placing the privatization process within the wider context of structural change.

Economic Integration in the Maghreb

Economic Integration in the Maghreb
Author: Mr.Alexei P Kireyev
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2019-02-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498302076

Individual countries of the Maghreb have achieved substantial progress on trade, but, as a region they remain the least integrated in the world. The share of intraregional trade is less than 5 percent of their total trade, substantially lower than in all other regional trading blocs around the world. Geopolitical considerations and restrictive economic policies have stifled regional integration. Economic policies have been guided by country-level considerations, with little attention to the region, and are not coordinated. Restrictions on trade and capital flows remain substantial and constrain regional integration for the private sector.

Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa

Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa
Author: Mr.Hamid R Davoodi
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2003-09-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781589062290

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region. Despite undertaking economic reforms in many countries, and having considerable success in avoiding crises and achieving macroeconomic stability, the region’s economic performance in the past 30 years has been below potential. This paper takes stock of the region’s relatively weak performance, explores the reasons for this out come, and proposes an agenda for urgent reforms.

The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa

The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa
Author: Charles Chukwuma Soludo
Publisher: IDRC
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2004
Genre: Africa
ISBN: 1592211658

This book maps the process and political economy of policy making in Africa. It's focus on trade and industrial policy makes it unique and it will appeal to students and academics in economics, political economy, political science and African studies. Detailed case studies help the reader to understand how the process and motivation behind policy decisions can vary from country to country depending on the form of government, ethnicity and nationality and other social factors.