Preferential Trade Agreements and Trade Liberalization Efforts in the OIC Member States
With Special Emphasis on the TPS-OIC
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Figure 18: Change in Simple Average MFN Tariff Rates between 2000 and 2012: OIC Countries
with Relatively Strong Tariff Reductions, Minimal reduction or an Increase, (% points)
Calculations based on TRAINS data obtained via WITS (for 2000 or nearest year) and WTO, Trade
profiles (2012 or nearest year).
Note: 2012 or nearest year with available data compared to 2000 or nearest year with available data.
Countries for which data do not permit the calculations are: Afghanistan, Comoros, Gambia, , Guinea,
Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, and
UAE.
4.3. ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED AGREEMENTS
This section looks more in depth at selected agreement involving OIC countries. The selected
RTAs and their parties are detailed in the Table below.