01867cas a2200325 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000234 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451980363 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Fischer, Stanley. Is MENA a Region? : The Scope for Regional Integration / Stanley Fischer, Mohamed El-Erian. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996. 1 online resource (26 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The paper analyzes the scope and implications of greater economic integration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). After reviewing whether MENA satisfies the defining characteristics of a region, it documents the low level of regional economic interaction. It argues that gains from greater regional interactions will depend primarily on implementing domestic reform and external policies that, in any case, are needed for the region to benefit from the broader process of globalization of the world economy. It also discusses measures aimed directly at facilitating regional interaction. Mode of access: Internet Country imf Mena Country imf Mena Economy imf Mena Region imf WP imf Israel imf El-Erian, Mohamed. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1996/030 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1996/030/001.1996.issue-030-en.xml IMF e-Library