Reengaging Egypt : Options for US-Egypt Economic Relations

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Current State of Trade and Investment Relations -- Evolution of US-Egypt Trade Initiatives: From Aid to Trade? -- Egypt's Market Reforms: Enhancing Access and Bolstering Competitiveness -- Remaining Challenges: The Future Agenda -- Chapter 3 Moving Forward: Options to Enhance Economic Relations -- Enhancing Market Access in Goods: Expanding the QIZ -- Stimulating Services Trade through a US-Egypt Services Trade Agreement -- Modernizing the Bilateral Investment Treaty -- Cooperation on Trade Facilitation Measures -- Cooperation to Enhance Egypt's Trade Capacity: Infrastructure, Education, and Beyond -- Chapter 4 Summing Up -- Appendix A Comparison of US Bilateral Investment Treaties with Uruguay and Egypt -- Appendix B Do Bilateral Investment Treaties Increase Foreign Direct Investment? -- References -- Timeline of Key Events in US-Egypt Economic Relations -- Index.