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Author: Amal Zaidi Publisher: ISBN: Category : Foreign trade promotion Languages : en Pages : 164
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This study deals with the possible repercussions of the free trade agreements on the Moroccan economy after their implementation. Liberalism as a theory and a comparative approach as a method have been used, and two case studies have been selected for this study. The first one is the Chilean Agreement with the United State. The second one is the Turkish Agreement with the European Union. These two cases have been chosen for different reasons, from which, Morocco, Turkey and Chile share common key sectors shared such as the agricultural sector and fishing. Also, as with Morocco, the European Union is the most important Turkish trade partner.
Author: Amal Zaidi Publisher: ISBN: Category : Foreign trade promotion Languages : en Pages : 164
Book Description
This study deals with the possible repercussions of the free trade agreements on the Moroccan economy after their implementation. Liberalism as a theory and a comparative approach as a method have been used, and two case studies have been selected for this study. The first one is the Chilean Agreement with the United State. The second one is the Turkish Agreement with the European Union. These two cases have been chosen for different reasons, from which, Morocco, Turkey and Chile share common key sectors shared such as the agricultural sector and fishing. Also, as with Morocco, the European Union is the most important Turkish trade partner.
Author: Thomas Fox Rutherford Publisher: ISBN: Category : European Economic Community countries Languages : en Pages : 64
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Welfare benefits to Morocco from a free trade agreement with the European Community would be about 1.5 percent of GDP. But welfare benefits would be 2.5 percent of GDP if Morocco liberalized trade with the whole world -- and with only slightly higher adjustment costs.
Author: G. Philippidis Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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As a moderate North African Arab state, Morocco has ratified preferential free trade agreements with both the EU and the USA. However, the potential importance of improved agro-food market access with the EU has been largely ignored in Morocco-EU Association Agreement (MEAA). Indeed, in comparison with the depth of the agro-food reforms in the Morroco-US agreement, the MEAA is largely incomplete. Accordingly, as a first objective we employ a modified computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to assess the potential for further long run trade and growth in Morocco through agro-food tariff abolition. Moreover, we investigate whether there is an economic incentive for such a EU countermovement to restore competitive parity with the US. As a further aim, we examine the trade inhibiting implications of non-tariff barrier (NTB) trade costs (e.g., red tape, licensing laws etc.), which have hitherto largely escaped reform. Thus, we estimate NTB trade cost tariff equivalents (TEs) employing a theoretically consistent gravity specification. TEs are implemented into our CGE model to measure the trade and growth impacts from NTB removal in agro-food and across all Moroccan-EU trade. While agro-food liberalisation yields disappointing results for Morocco, the potential for development-led policies through elimination of NTBs is highly appealing.
Author: U. S. Department U.S. Department or Commerce Publisher: ISBN: 9781502323651 Category : Languages : en Pages : 78
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The U.S.-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which went into effect in 2006, is one of the most comprehensive free trade agreements that the U.S. has ever negotiated. Morocco is the second Arab and first African nation to have an FTA with the U.S. The FTA provides U.S. exporters increased access to the Moroccan market by eliminating tariffs on 95% of currently traded consumer and industrial goods and levels the playing field with European competition. It provides enhanced protection for U.S. intellectual property, including trademarks and digital copyrights, expanded protection for patents and product approval information and tough penalties for piracy and counterfeiting. Morocco is steadily progressing toward greater internal modernization and globalization, with the creation of the country's first commercial courts, streamlined customs services and 16 Regional Investment Centers dedicated solely to facilitating new business ventures. In 2003, the Moroccan government passed a comprehensive labor code that protects both employers and employees. Strategically located along the Strait of Gibraltar just a seven-hour flight from JFK and three hours from Paris, Morocco is seen more and more as a regional hub in North Africa for shipping logistics, assembly, production and sales. The moderate Mediterranean climate on 2,750 miles of coastline and its developing infrastructure make Morocco an attractive location for both business and leisure. Morocco's Association Agreement and Advanced Status with the European Union (EU) and the FTA with the U.S. have spurred development of manufacturing. Morocco relies on these key trade agreements to stimulate economic growth and to foster the job creation necessary to facilitate social and educational reform. In the agricultural sector, Morocco is heading toward a good 2010-1 harvest. The record rain registered during the fall and early winter should lead to good yields in 2011. Morocco relies on imports to fulfill local demand for wheat. Morocco is the size of California, but only 20% of the land is arable. There is substantial potential for expanded U.S. agricultural products and irrigation technology exports to Morocco. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) continues to make significant contributions to infrastructure development in Morocco. In 2010 USTDA funded two Reverse Trade Missions to the U.S. in the sectors of renewable energy and ports development. It has also funded a technical assistance for the Agency for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ADEREE) for the development of 5MW PV solar plant.
Author: Raymond J. Ahearn Publisher: ISBN: Category : Free trade Languages : en Pages : 0
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The United States and Morocco reached agreement on March 2, 2004 to create a free trade agreement (FTA). The FTA is intended to strengthen bilateral ties, boost trade and investment flows, and bolster Morocco's position as a moderate Arab state. More than 95% of bilateral trade in consumer and industrial products will become duty-free upon entry into force of the agreement. The Senate approved implementing legislation (S. 2677) on July 2, 2004 by a vote of 85-13 and the House approved identical legislation (H.R. 4842) on July 22, 2004 by a vote of 323-99. The next day, the Senate passed House approved H.R. 4842 without amendment by unanimous consent. The legislation was signed by President Bush into law (P.L.108-302) on August 3, 2004. While the FTA was initially scheduled to be implemented on January 1, 2005, it is now expected to go into effect on July 1, 2005. The half-year delay in implementing the agreement is due in part to the fact that the Moroccan government did not finish ratifying the agreement until January 18, 2005. This report will be updated later this year.
Author: Amal Zaidi
Author: Amal Zaidi
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Author: United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush)
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Author: G. Philippidis
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Author: Raymond J. Ahearn