03/03/2003
Al-Ahram Al-Ektsady Magazine 2003/MARCH /03
The agreement phases need to be implemented at a faster rate in the interest of the Egyptian economy. Bi-lateral trade agreements between Arab countries are modest and fail to achieve the goal of increasing trade exchange.(Available in Arabic – German in PDF )
The importance of export and of making use of the available opportunities provided in the Egyptian and European partnership agreement was stressed. The agreement phases need to be implemented at a faster rate in the interest of the Egyptian economy. Bi-lateral trade agreements between Arab countries are modest and fail to achieve the goal of increasing trade exchange. Arab countries have not yet agreed on the rules of origin and standard specifications. The acceleration of the Egyptian industrial modernization program is required.