Trade Diversification and Intra-Regional Trade in North Africa

Abstract

Examination of the growth phases in developed and in developing countries and their involvement in international trade shows the importance of trade policies in these countries. In recent decades, many developing countries have made great efforts to liberalize their trade. North Africa is a developing region whose foreign trade plays an important and growing role in the economy. Many countries have established growth promotion policies driven by exports, evidenced by the signing of several bilateral and multilateral agreements.