VOL. XXXIII

NO. 6

13-NOVEMBER-1989

GCC/EC

Shirawi Says GCC Must Unify Import Duties before Free Trade Accord withEC

The Bahraini Minister of Development and Industry, Mr. Yusuf al-Shirawi, haswarned that failure by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states toachieve a unified system of import duties could delay a free trade pact with theEuropean Community (EC). "Without a unified policy on customs tariffs, anydialogue between the EC and the GCC will not achieve results," Mr. Shirawinoted,...