Other Bilateral Agreements

(E) = English Text
(A) = Arabic Text / بالعربية
(BE) = Briefing in English
(BA) = Briefing in Arabic /
ملخص بالعربية

Country Signed Remarks (ratified) Highlights Availability
Bahrain - Not ratified Free Trade Agreement, economic cooperation (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Egypt Sep-98 Feb. 99 Free trade zone Agreement (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Iraq 2-Apr 2-Jun Free Trade Agreement (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Iraq Dec. 99 May-00 Encourages economic, trade, technical cooperation, and the exchange of expertise (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Iraq Apr-67 Jun-67 List of tariff reductions and exemptions, MFN (maritime), allow free zones, (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Jordan Oct. 92 Jan. 93 List of tariff reductions and exemptions, definition of rules of origin, negotiations on free trade zone (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Kuwait Jan. 96 Jul-96 1996 is a framework agreement followed by 1998: List of custom exemptions, definition of rules of origin (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
 Kuwait Sep-98 1998 tariff reduction and exemptions, free trade z one agreement   (BE)    
Morocco Mar-72 Mar-73 Encourages cooperation in agriculture, industry, and the establishment of joint ventures (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Qatar Aug. 00 1-Apr Framework agreement (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Saudi Arabia Nov. 71 Dec 1971;Amended July 2003  Encourages transit trade, tourism, capital movement, MFN (transport), cooperation in custom regulations,  and includes a list of tariff exemptions (mainly agriculture, animal) (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Syria Aug. 98 1998 25 % annual tariff reduction on industrial products,  (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Syria Sep-93 Feb-94 free trade zone agreement. Economic, social, agricultural cooperation, and movement of goods and people.   (BE)    
Syria     (4 agreements)   (BE)    
Sudan Apr-69 Feb-71 Encourages economic cooperation and joint ventures, includes a tariff reduction on listed products (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
UAE Apr-00 Aug. 2001 Free trade zone agreement (lists tariff exemptions and reductions, facilitate transport). Encourages trade and economic cooperation (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Yemen Nov. 99 May-00 Encourages economic cooperation and the exchange of experience (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Yemen Nov-99 May-00 Framework agreement (encourages trade) (E) (BE) (A) (BA)
Arab Countries
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