Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 5

30-January-2006

REGIONAL

US Signs Free Trade Agreements With Bahrain, OmanUS President George Bush has taken a step closer to his goal of realizing a Middle East Free Trade Area (MEFTA) by 2013 with the conclusion of free trade agreements with Bahrain and Oman on 11 and 18 January respectively. Announcing the agreement with Bahrain, a White House statement said the agreement enhances our bilateral relationship with a strategic friend and ally in the...