A Global Integration Strategy for the Mediterranean Countries

Download or read book A Global Integration Strategy for the Mediterranean Countries written by Mr.Oleh Havrylyshyn and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1997-09-12 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economy of the Mediterranean region countries - which in the present study include Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, as well as Israel and Turkey - experienced a period of strong and dynamic economic development in the late 1970s and early 1980s. But since the 1980s these economies have experienced a much less dynamic evolution and tended toward stagnation. This paper by Oleh Havrylyshyn, presents an assessment of the experience of these economies in a framework of a broad trade strategy perspective for Mediterranean countries, and examines prospects for the future.