Export competitiveness : where does the Middle East and North Africa region stand?
Author
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2000, Issue 200040 (31 Dec. 2000)23 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2000-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
23
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Globalization could raise the export opportunities for the MENA region.
Given its characteristics and endowments, the MENA region occupies an intermediate place in the ladder of comparative advantage and is being squeezed from above and below by a variety of countries, from China to Eastern Europe.
It becomes important to assess the competitiveness of MENA in world markets at a detailed level, and beyond the oil factor.
To a large extent, exports of MENA countries still rely heavily on primary products with ten out of 15 countries showing oil as one of their major exports.
Moreover, most MENA countries have more than half of their exports concentrated in only three commodities.
Export diversification is low, but is intensifying for some GCC countries and non-oil exporting countries, while other countries, have made no progress in upgrading their exports.
Three categories of MENA countries emerge from the analysis: those that are ahead of the others in terms of export competitiveness indicators; some GCC countries that have made a noticeable effort in diversifying and upgrading exports and laggers, where efforts at improving competitiveness of non-oil exports are not evident.
In order to achieve higher export competitiveness among MENA countries, several policies need to be implemented, including efforts to attract foreign direct investment, continued trade liberalization, and upgrading of labor skills and productivity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Haddad, Muna. 2000. Export competitiveness : where does the Middle East and North Africa region stand?. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2000, no. 200040.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Haddad, Muna. Export competitiveness : where does the Middle East and North Africa region stand?. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 200040 (2000).
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Haddad, Muna. Export competitiveness : where does the Middle East and North Africa region stand?. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2000. Vol. 2000, no. 200040.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes Appendix.
Record ID
BIM-153602