01820cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000300 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451842142 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Fennell, Susan. Adjusting to New Realities : MENA, The Uruguay Round, and the EU-Mediterranean Initiative / Susan Fennell, Patricia Alonso-Gamo, Khaled Sakr. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997. 1 online resource (55 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 This paper addresses concerns that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with the exception of the GCC economies, has lagged behind in trade liberalization. This delay has adversely affected production efficiency and consumer welfare and could reduce the region's ability to attract foreign investment. Against this background, the paper examines the major challenges facing MENA if it is to benefit from the opportunities presented by the Uruguay Round and the European Union Mediterranean Initiative. It concludes with an overview of measures that MENA countries will need to implement to benefit from these trade-enhancing initiatives. Mode of access: Internet Alonso-Gamo, Patricia. Sakr, Khaled. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/005 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1997/005/001.1997.issue-005-en.xml IMF e-Library