Trade

One of the most important issues for regional cooperation and integration in Western Asia is the facilitation of transport and trade between ESCWA member countries. In 1999 the share of ESCWA member countries of their total exports did not exceed 5.5 per cent and their share of imports was 9.3 per cent. Among the main reasons for this weak interaction were the complexity of border formalities, procedures, documentation and tariffs between ESCWA members.


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