GAFTA

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GAFTA is a regional free trade agreement among Arab League member states aimed at eliminating trade barriers and promoting economic integration in the Arab world.

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GAFTA canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf economic integration initiative ⓘ
free trade agreement ⓘ
regional trade agreement ⓘ
aim increase in intra-Arab trade flows ⓘ
reduction of customs duties among member states ⓘ
removal of non-tariff barriers among member states ⓘ
alternativeName Arab Free Trade Area ⓘ
Greater Arab Free Trade Zone ⓘ
barrierTypeAddressed non-tariff barriers ⓘ
tariff barriers ⓘ
covers trade in goods ⓘ
distinguishedFrom common market ⓘ
customs union ⓘ
economic union ⓘ
economicObjective attraction of investment through a larger integrated market ⓘ
creation of a large unified Arab market ⓘ
enhancement of competitiveness of Arab economies ⓘ
focus removal of administrative trade barriers ⓘ
removal of quantitative restrictions ⓘ
tariff reduction ⓘ
frameworkWithin Arab League ⓘ
fullName Greater Arab Free Trade Area ⓘ
geopoliticalContext Arab League economic integration efforts ⓘ
hasMemberCategory Arab League founding members ⓘ
Arab League later acceding members ⓘ
integrationLevel free trade area ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legalForm multilateral agreement ⓘ
membershipBasis open to all Arab League members ⓘ
memberType Arab League member states ⓘ
partOf Arab regional economic integration architecture ⓘ
policyArea economic cooperation ⓘ
trade policy ⓘ
purpose elimination of trade barriers among Arab states ⓘ
liberalization of intra-Arab trade in goods ⓘ
promotion of economic integration in the Arab world ⓘ
region Arab world ⓘ
Middle East and North Africa ⓘ
relatedTo Arab Economic and Social Council ⓘ
Arab League Charter ⓘ
Council of Arab Economic Unity ⓘ
sectoralScope agricultural products ⓘ
industrial goods ⓘ
shortName GAFTA ⓘ
sponsoredBy Arab League ⓘ
tradePolicyInstrument elimination of customs duties on intra-GAFTA trade ⓘ
preferential tariff reductions ⓘ

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