The sixteenth issue of the External Trade Bulletin of the ESCWA Region includes statistical data and indicators on the international trade in goods of ESCWA member countries.

This Annual Report summarizes the accomplishments achieved by ESCWA under its seven subprogrammes in 2008.

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This issue presents data and statistical indicators on external trade in goods of ESCWA member countries. Data are presented in time series until 2007 and were drawn primarily from national sources, as well as from secondary sources where appropriate.

Improving the life of slum-dwellers is one of the major challenges facing Arab Governments and all parties concerned.

This study attempts to assess the impact of the proposed free trade area between Egypt and the Syrian Arab Republic on the textile and garment sector, particularly in the light of the importance of that sector to the two countries in terms of providing employment opportunities and of the contri

With the exception of the countries of the Gulf subregion, the agricultural sector and agricultural exports are vital to Arab countries.