01752cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000696 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451942477 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Ghesquiere, Henri. Impact of European Union Assocation Agreements on Mediterranean Countries / Henri Ghesquiere. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 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 By establishing free trade for industrial products in 12 years, the European Union's Association Agreements with countries in the Mediterranean region seek to promote accelerated economic growth. This paper reviews the literature and evaluates the economic benefits and costs for Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan. It concludes that the benefits could be substantial, but only if accompanied by deep supplementary reforms, including extending trade liberalization to services and agriculture and on a multilateral basis, improving the environment for foreign direct investment, ensuring an adequate fiscal and exchange rate policy response, and strengthening European Union assistance. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/116 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1998/116/001.1998.issue-116-en.xml IMF e-Library