Qatar's membership of the World Trade Organization : what are the economic benefits?

Qatar's membership of the World Trade Organization : what are the economic benefits?

In 1993 Qatar became a contracting party to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and in 1996 became an official member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). By being a member of the GATT/WTO, Qatar must abide by the rules and the regulations of this organization. The aim of the researc...

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Main Author: Al-Qahtani, Mohammed
Published: Durham University 2009
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spelling ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-5007682016-11-18T03:20:36ZQatar's membership of the World Trade Organization : what are the economic benefits?Al-Qahtani, Mohammed2009In 1993 Qatar became a contracting party to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and in 1996 became an official member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). By being a member of the GATT/WTO, Qatar must abide by the rules and the regulations of this organization. The aim of the research is to determine the extent to which Qatar's economic policies and its trading activities have been influenced by the WTO regulations. The research assesses the economic performance of WTO membership for Qatar, with a specific focus on the energy sector with its three components of oil, gas, and petrochemicals that constitute the bulk of Qatar's exports. Qatar's imports come from diverse sources, and its WTO membership implies there is no discrimination in favour of particular suppliers, apart from those based in its GCC trading partners.382.92095363Durham Universityhttp://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.500768http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1956/Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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Qatar's membership of the World Trade Organization : what are the economic benefits?
description In 1993 Qatar became a contracting party to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and in 1996 became an official member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). By being a member of the GATT/WTO, Qatar must abide by the rules and the regulations of this organization. The aim of the research is to determine the extent to which Qatar's economic policies and its trading activities have been influenced by the WTO regulations. The research assesses the economic performance of WTO membership for Qatar, with a specific focus on the energy sector with its three components of oil, gas, and petrochemicals that constitute the bulk of Qatar's exports. Qatar's imports come from diverse sources, and its WTO membership implies there is no discrimination in favour of particular suppliers, apart from those based in its GCC trading partners.
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title Qatar's membership of the World Trade Organization : what are the economic benefits?
title_short Qatar's membership of the World Trade Organization : what are the economic benefits?
title_full Qatar's membership of the World Trade Organization : what are the economic benefits?
title_fullStr Qatar's membership of the World Trade Organization : what are the economic benefits?
title_full_unstemmed Qatar's membership of the World Trade Organization : what are the economic benefits?
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