Strengthening China's and India's Trade and Investment Ties to the Middle East and North Africa

dc.creatorPigato, Miria
dc.date2012-03-19T10:03:21Z
dc.date2012-03-19T10:03:21Z
dc.date2009
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:59:16Z
dc.descriptionThe spectacular economic rise of China and India over the past two decades has accelerated their trade with Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Their demands for oil, gas, and other natural resources have been driving new relationships with MENA countries based not only on energy but also on trade, investment, and political ties. Indeed, Dubai has become the center of a new Silk Road, the intersection where people, capital, and ideas meet. And while the financial crisis that hit global markets in 2008 has placed downward pressure on growth, these new relationships are likely to deepen in the coming years. The report's main messages are as follows: a) demand for energy from China and India is expected to increase substantially in the future, thus greatly benefiting oil producing countries in the MENA region; b) the oil exporters in the Gulf have laid big bets on economic diversification and knowledge enterprises, bets they might win, but with lots of risk along the way. Oil price volatility may threaten the sustainability of the recent expansion; and c) the growth of China and India offers new market opportunities for the countries in MENA. Besides energy, potential opportunities, for fertilizers, petrochemicals, crude materials, agricultural products, and a number of manufactured goods where MENA has strong comparative advantages, remain unexploited.
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dc.identifier978-0-8213-7776-5
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2626
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-7776-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413908
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relationOrientations in Development
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectAGREEMENT ON TRADE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAPPAREL
dc.subjectAPPAREL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectBILATERAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectBILATERAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCAPITAL OUTFLOWS
dc.subjectCAPITAL SURPLUSES
dc.subjectCHANGES IN TRADE
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCOMPETITION
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE PRESSURES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICES
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION RATES
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHT CLEARANCE
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER
dc.subjectDEMAND
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC DEMAND
dc.subjectDOMESTIC ECONOMIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRODUCERS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRODUCTION
dc.subjectDOUBLE TAXATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC POWER
dc.subjectECONOMIC RELATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STRUCTURE
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectENERGY EXPORTS
dc.subjectENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectEXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEXPORT PRICES
dc.subjectEXPORT SHARE
dc.subjectEXPORT VOLUMES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL FLOWS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectFORECASTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN COMPETITION
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectFUTURE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectGLOBAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectGLOBAL CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKET
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGLOBAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectGOODS
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPORT DUTIES
dc.subjectIMPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectIMPORT PRICES
dc.subjectIMPORT PROTECTION
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINPUTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectINTEREST
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT FLOWS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT TREATIES
dc.subjectINVESTOR
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET PENETRATION
dc.subjectMARKET PRICE
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKET SHARES
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNET EXPORTERS
dc.subjectNEW MARKET
dc.subjectNEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectNEW MARKETS
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCTS
dc.subjectOIL EXPORTERS
dc.subjectOIL IMPORTS
dc.subjectOIL PRICE
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectOIL REVENUES
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectPATTERN OF SPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPOWER PARITY
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectPRICE VOLATILITY
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectPRIMARY GOODS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION STRUCTURES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectRATE OF GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL ESTATE
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIME
dc.subjectREGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectREPUTATION
dc.subjectRULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectSHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS
dc.subjectSPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectTARIFF
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTARIFFS
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE DATA
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE LOGISTICS
dc.subjectTRADE MODELS
dc.subjectTRADE PATTERNS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE PROTECTION
dc.subjectTRADE RELATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE SHOCKS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectTRENDS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNFAIR COMPETITION
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectVALUE OF IMPORTS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectWORLD MARKETS
dc.subjectWORLD PRICES
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleStrengthening China's and India's Trade and Investment Ties to the Middle East and North Africa

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