VOL. XLIV

No. 27

2-July-2001

EGYPT

EU Pledges To Assist Egyptian Market Reform As Association Agreement Is Signed

Egypt and the European Union (EU) on 25 June signed a long-awaited Association Agreement that will pave the way for continued EU support for Egypts economic reform program and is expected to boost prospects for foreign direct investment over the medium term. The agreement, which comes under the umbrella of the Euro-Med partnership launched at the 1995 Barcelona conference, "is an...