The fifth session of the Committee on Trade Policies reviews the trade policy and technical cooperation activities of ESCWA and follows-up to the Committee’s fourth-session recommendations.
Topics include new United States tariffs and lessons for Arab countries after one year of implementation; using the African Continental Free Trade Area to expand Arab exports and modernize the Pan-Arab Free Trade Agreement; and modernizing free trade agreements to strengthen Arab countries’ integration into global value chains.
A round-table discussion examines global trade shifts amid escalating trade tensions and their expected implications for Arab economies.
