Middle East Free Trade Area: Progress Report

Abstract

On May 9, 2003, the Bush Administration proposed the establishment of a U.S. Middle East Free Trade Area (MEFTA) within a decade (by about 2013). This proposal came a year and a half after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The MEFTA was billed as part of a plan to fight terrorism in this case, by supporting the growth of Middle East prosperity and democracy through trade. On June 23, 2003 the Bush Administration described a six-step process for Middle East entities to become part of that MEFTA: (1) joining the World Trade Organization; (2) possibly participating in the Generalized System of Preferences; successively entering into (3) trade investment framework agreements (TIFAs), (4) bilateral investment treaties (BITs), and (5) free trade agreements (FTA) with the United States; and (6) participating in trade capacity building.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 08, 2005
Accession Number
ADA459128

Entities

People

  • Mary J. Bolle

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Arabia
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Development
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • International Trade
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Middle East
  • North Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Terrorists
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States

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  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies