Trade in the Arab countries: an evaluation study, its interrelated trends, and the rules of international trade organizations

Abstract

The research is concerned with clarifying the real challenge of the Arab countries to the competitiveness of their trade in light of the globalization system and global trade. Through a theoretical review of the development that international trade has undergone in accordance with international agreements and the freedom of trade it provided for the member states in those agreements, such as the reduction of customs tariffs, as well as the importance of inventions and technological and informational developments in the trade process, which GATT has become in the light of these data is characterized by limited handling. Therefore, the Uruguay Round aimed to introduce new concepts in trade related to services, investment and individual property rights and to set rules and mechanisms for dealing in the areas of settling disputes that arise between member states of the WTO. The parameters of intra-trade in the research and for a specific period of time were reviewed in the data analysis from 2006 to 2018. The purpose of this is to give a new role characterized by Arab coordination and to find a unified position capable of facing external challenges that seek to integrate Arab economies into the global economy. The marginalization of its role as an effective and influential economy puts the Arab countries in front of limited options, as it is facing these challenges trying to find a place for it in the global economy. As for it to succumb to pressures and open its markets for imported goods from abroad. In light of this scene, the Greater Arab Free Trade Area will constitute a competitive force for Arab economies in the field of global economic blocs. These are, as a result, important propositions for the return of joint Arab action in the field of trade and exchange of goods and services, which is sure to have a clear reflection on the Arab political field and create broader opportunities for Arab understanding in various fields.