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Middle East and Central Asia > Mauritania, Islamic Republic of

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Economic Integration in the Maghreb: An Untapped Source of Growth
Mr. Alexei P Kireyev
,
Mr. Boaz Nandwa
,
Ms. Lorraine Ocampos
,
Mr. Babacar Sarr
,
Mr. Ramzy Al Amine
,
Mr. Allan G Auclair
,
Mr. Yufei Cai
, and
Mr. Jean-Francois Dauphin
Individual countries of the Maghreb have achieved substantial progress on trade, but, as a region they remain the least integrated in the world. The share of intraregional trade is less than 5 percent of their total trade, substantially lower than in all other regional trading blocs around the world. Geopolitical considerations and restrictive economic policies have stifled regional integration. Economic policies have been guided by country-level considerations, with little attention to the region, and are not coordinated. Restrictions on trade and capital flows remain substantial and constrain regional integration for the private sector.
Keywords:
DPPP; DP; Maghreb country; Maghreb trade; export structure; factory Maghreb; growth potential
Cover Departmental Papers
Economic Integration in the Maghreb: An Untapped Source of Growth
Mr. Alexei P Kireyev
,
Mr. Boaz Nandwa
,
Ms. Lorraine Ocampos
,
Mr. Babacar Sarr
,
Mr. Ramzy Al Amine
,
Mr. Allan G Auclair
,
Mr. Yufei Cai
, and
Mr. Jean-Francois Dauphin
Individual countries of the Maghreb have achieved substantial progress on trade, but, as a region they remain the least integrated in the world. The share of intraregional trade is less than 5 percent of their total trade, substantially lower than in all other regional trading blocs around the world. Geopolitical considerations and restrictive economic policies have stifled regional integration. Economic policies have been guided by country-level considerations, with little attention to the region, and are not coordinated. Restrictions on trade and capital flows remain substantial and constrain regional integration for the private sector.
Keywords:
DPPP; DP; Maghreb country; Maghreb trade; export structure; factory Maghreb; growth potential; integration arrangement; private sector; Maghreb integration; trade policy; Exports; Regional integration; Comparative advantage; Trade integration; Trade policy; Maghreb; Global; Europe; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa
Cover Departmental Papers
Economic Integration in the Maghreb: An Untapped Source of Growth
Mr. Alexei P Kireyev
,
Mr. Boaz Nandwa
,
Ms. Lorraine Ocampos
,
Mr. Babacar Sarr
,
Mr. Ramzy Al Amine
,
Mr. Allan G Auclair
,
Mr. Yufei Cai
, and
Mr. Jean-Francois Dauphin
Individual countries of the Maghreb have achieved substantial progress on trade, but, as a region they remain the least integrated in the world. The share of intraregional trade is less than 5 percent of their total trade, substantially lower than in all other regional trading blocs around the world. Geopolitical considerations and restrictive economic policies have stifled regional integration. Economic policies have been guided by country-level considerations, with little attention to the region, and are not coordinated. Restrictions on trade and capital flows remain substantial and constrain regional integration for the private sector.
Keywords:
DPPP; DP; Maghreb country; Maghreb trade; export structure; factory Maghreb; growth potential
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Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa: Recent Progress and Challenges Ahead
Mr. Carlo A Sdralevich
,
Miss Randa Sab
,
Mr. Younes Zouhar
, and
Ms. Giorgia Albertin
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores the challenges of replacing generalized price subsidies with more equitable social safety net instruments, including the short-term inflationary effects, and describes the features of successful subsidy reforms.
Keywords:
DPPP; DP; subsidy reform; exchange rate; fuel price; price increase; price subsidy; energy subsidy; food subsidy; fuel subsidy; Energy subsidies; Fuel prices; Inflation; Oil prices; Social assistance spending; Middle East; North Africa; East Africa; Middle East and Central Asia; Global; oil importer; oil exporter; reform outcome; reforms in the Middle East; Oil