The study presents review of the Magharib countries economic bloc which consists of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania. The feasibility of that economic bloc concludes its potentials. There comparative advantages for each county to integrate with the others in production factors and...

Today, processes of regionalization are expressed, among other ways, in the establishment of various international regional organisations. Many of these organisations are aimed at economic and customs cooperation. Regulation of customs relations among states and international organisations is...

The proposed currency unification in the GCC region is believed by the GCC Council to be the solution to streamlining international trade in the region and improving the region's economy as a whole. However, there are possible problems that the region's economies could incur with the...

This chapter discusses the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in Middle Easter and Arab Gulf Countries with a special focus on sources of law, reciprocity, the jurisdictional requirement and public policy

pt. 1. Monetary integration and monetary co-operation -- pt. 2. The current Arab monetary situation and the scope available for Arab monetary co-operation -- pt. 3. Monetary integration in Latin America, Europe and West Africa -- pt. 4. Prospects for Arab monetary integration.

This paper surveys the recent literature on Arab economic integration and discusses the goals and progress that has been made to date and some of the key policy, regulatory, and political factors that underpin the segmentation of Arab markets. It argues that there has been an excessive focus by...

Hoekman and Messerlin compare the European Community's quot;trade fundamentalsquot; prevailing in the 1960s with those applying in Arab countries today. The fundamentals differ significantly - Arab countries trade much less with each other than EC members did, and the importance of such trade in...

This study discusses the status of economic integration of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries among themselves, with the larger Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and globally. It also assesses the main challenges to further integration. The GCC is the most advanced example...