Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 47

22-November-2004

TRADE AND COMMERCE

While Negotiations With Egypt And Tunisia Are Delayed

A US delegation recently sent to the Middle East declared that Egypt and Tunisia needed to accelerate and deepen economic reforms before they could undertake any free trade negotiations with the US. They also have to meet the rigorous standards laid down by the US in the free trade agreements it previously signed with Jordan, Morocco and Bahrain in order to...