Breaking or Building Bridges?: The Trade Story of the MENA Region
Author:   Fida Karam (Gulf University for Science and Technology) ,  Chahir Zaki (University of Orléans and Economic Research Forum)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781009516358


Pages:   75
Publication Date:   31 January 2026
Format:   Hardback
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Breaking or Building Bridges?: The Trade Story of the MENA Region


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This Element presents the main characteristics of international trade in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by analyzing whether its trade policy managed to build or break bridges among MENA countries and with the rest of the world. Its objective is threefold. First, it provides an overview of trade theories from the MENA region perspective. Second, it analyzes the main trends and features of trade flows and trade policies. Third, it shows how trade policies had different development outcomes related to gender, informal employment, and the composition of labor demand. The main findings show that trade policies and domestic characteristics explain the relatively poor performance of trade flows in most of the diversified MENA economies. Also, the MENA region is highly affected by world business cycles given that this region is the largest exporter of oil. Finally, development outcomes still need to be streamlined within trade policies.

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Author:   Fida Karam (Gulf University for Science and Technology) ,  Chahir Zaki (University of Orléans and Economic Research Forum)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781009516358


ISBN 10:   1009516353
Pages:   75
Publication Date:   31 January 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. A heterogenous region; 3. Historical background; 4. A refresher of international trade theories: the MENA perspective; 5. Overview of trade flows in the MENA region: a macro approach; 6. Trade and firm dynamics: a micro approach; 7. Potential explanations of trade patterns; 8. Business cycles and growth; 9. Trade and development outcomes; 10. Conclusion; References.

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