Key Benefits for Egypt:
- Includes mechanisms for settling trade disputes
- Seeks to increase intra-Arab trade volumes
- Achieves joint economic development among member states
- Promotes economic integration across Arab nations
Trade Agreements Egypt Has Joined
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Trade Agreements
- Agreement on Facilitating and Developing Trade Exchange Among Arab States (GAFTA)
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- EU–Egypt Association Agreement
- Agadir Agreement for Establishing a Free Trade Zone Among Mediterranean Arab Countries
- Free Trade Agreement Between Egypt and Turkey
- Free Trade Agreement Between Egypt and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
- Free Trade Agreement Between Egypt and Mercosur
- Partnership Agreement Between Egypt and the United Kingdom
- African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
- Free Trade Agreement Between Egypt and Serbia
Agreement on Facilitating and Developing Trade Exchange Among Arab States (GAFTA)
This agreement aims to establish a Greater Arab Free Trade Area through the gradual elimination of customs duties among Arab countries and the application of unified rules of origin to enhance Arab economic integration.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
COMESA comprises 21 African countries and aims to boost intra-regional trade by removing customs barriers and facilitating the movement of goods and services.
Key Benefits for Egypt:
- Provides Egypt with preferential access to African markets
- Supports regional integration in transport and logistics
- Offers significant opportunities for Egyptian exports, especially in industrial and agricultural sectors
- Facilitates movement of goods and services across 21 African countries
EU–Egypt Association Agreement
This agreement serves as a comprehensive framework for cooperation between Egypt and the European Union. It includes the gradual liberalization of trade in industrial goods, investment facilitation, and services.
Key Benefits for Egypt:
- Contains protocols for technical and financial cooperation
- Applies Euro-Mediterranean rules of origin
- Enhances integration into global value chains
- Facilitates investment and services trade
Agadir Agreement for Establishing a Free Trade Zone Among Mediterranean Arab Countries
The agreement includes Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Jordan and aims to create a free trade zone among these countries, applying the cumulation system that allows regional accumulation of origin in value chains.
Key Benefits for Egypt:
- Offers significant opportunities for Egyptian exports to Maghreb markets
- Promotes industrial and trade cooperation among member states
- Applies regional cumulation system for rules of origin
Free Trade Agreement Between Egypt and Turkey
This agreement seeks to achieve mutual tariff liberalization for goods between Egypt and Turkey, contributing to increased bilateral trade.
Key Benefits for Egypt:
- Includes origin protocols and required certificates for exporters
- Provides major opportunities in engineering industries
- Opens markets for textiles and food products
- Contributes to increased bilateral trade volumes
Free Trade Agreement Between Egypt and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
EFTA includes Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. The agreement aims to provide preferential arrangements for goods between Egypt and these countries, with specific origin protocols.
Key Benefits for Egypt:
- Offers opportunities to expand into non-EU European markets
- Particularly beneficial for industrial and agricultural products
- Provides preferential access to four wealthy European markets
Free Trade Agreement Between Egypt and Mercosur
This agreement involves Egypt and the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay) and aims for gradual tariff liberalization of goods among the parties.
Key Benefits for Egypt:
- Provides significant opportunities for Egyptian exports in food industries
- Opens markets for Egyptian engineering products
- Strengthens economic cooperation between Egypt and South American countries
Partnership Agreement Between Egypt and the United Kingdom
Signed after the UK's exit from the European Union, this agreement aims to maintain partnership benefits between Egypt and the UK under bilateral arrangements.
Key Benefits for Egypt:
- Includes trade liberalization in goods and services
- Provides investment facilitation measures
- Ensures protection of intellectual property rights
- Maintains continuity in trade relations post-Brexit
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
AfCFTA is the largest free trade area in the world by number of participating countries. It aims to enhance intra-African trade by removing customs barriers and applying unified protocols for goods and services.
Key Benefits for Egypt:
- Offers major opportunities for Egyptian exports to African markets
- Supports continental economic integration
- Provides access to the world's largest free trade area by country membership
- Applies unified protocols for goods and services trade
Free Trade Agreement Between Egypt and Serbia
This agreement seeks mutual tariff liberalization for goods between Egypt and Serbia according to specific schedules, contributing to strengthening trade exchange between the two countries.
Key Benefits for Egypt:
- Includes origin protocols
- Provides facilitation in investment and services sectors
- Opens new horizons for economic cooperation between Egypt and Serbia
- Strengthens trade exchange through specific tariff schedules