Arab Common Market


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Arab Common Market

A proposed market allowing the free movement of goods, services, labor, and capital between all Arab countries. The Arab Common Market began with a proposal to create a customs union in 2007; it is intended to be in place by 2020. See also: MEFTA.
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Also to be tackled were an Arab common market, a unified customs tariff system and ways to deal with the impact of the global financial crisis, which has so far cost Arab economies $2.5 trillion.
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Also within framework of the session, 14 Arab countries signed a MoU for establishing an Arab common market for electricity.
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"The summit recommended as well the facilitation of Arab labor movement between Arab countries and the establishment of an Arab tariff zone before 2015 in addition to an Arab common market before the beginning of 2020," he added.
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CAIRO, Sept 9 (KUNA) -- The Arab Foreign Ministers have approved in their 146th session a MoU for establishing an Arab common market for electricity, a senior Arab League official said on Friday.
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The committee has also discussed the Arab single currency, economic integration project, and Arab common market, Al-Jabri who is also a Kuwaiti MP and member in the committee, told KUNA on the sidelines of committee meeting here.
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