Preferential Trade Agreements and Trade Liberalization Efforts in the OIC Member States
With Special Emphasis on the TPS-OIC
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Table 13: Agreements Selected for more In-depth Analysis
Trade agreement OIC members Non-OIC members
Agreement setting up a free trade
area between the Arab Mediter-
ranean countries - Agadir
Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia -
GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council)
Customs Union
Agreements between ASEAN
countries (AFTA, ATIGA,
AFAS)
Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia,
Oman, Qatar, Kuwait
Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia,
Malaysia
-
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
Vietnam
ASEAN-China Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia,
Malaysia
China, Cambodia, Lao PDR,
Myanmar, Philippines, Singa-
pore, Thailand, Vietnam
Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Eco-
nomic Partnership Agreement
(MPCEPA)
Turkey Egypt Free Trade Agree-
ment
Malaysia, Pakistan -
Turkey, Egypt
SAFTA - South Asian Free Trade
Area
Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Maldives
India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan
Eurasian Economic Community
customs union
Kazakhstan Russia, Belarus
EU Jordan Free Trade Area Jordan EU