Trade: Could the Arab League dream of a customs union become a reality?

More than twenty years after the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) came into force, the countries of the Arab League are revisiting the idea of a customs union. While this ambitious regional integration project is fraught with legal, economic and political pitfalls, overcoming them could be a response to the current fragmentation of globalization...

Trade: Could the Arab League dream of a customs union become a reality?
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More than twenty years after the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) came into force, the countries of the Arab League are revisiting the idea of a customs union. While this ambitious regional integration project is fraught with legal, economic and political pitfalls, overcoming them could be a response to the current fragmentation of globalization...