Chapter
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Bilateral Investment Treaties
TRADE, INVESTMENT, AND TARIFF PATTERNS
Cross-Border Trade in Services31
Services Supplied through Foreign Affiliates
Chapter 2 THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
EXISTING AND POTENTIAL MEMBERSHIP
U.S. OBJECTIVES AND INTERESTS
CONTEXT WITH OTHER REGIONAL ARCHITECTURES18
A COMPREHENSIVE TRADE AGREEMENT
U.S. Trade with Current Trans-Pacific Partner Countries
Trade Promotion Authority
Chapter 3 TESTIMONY OF AMBASSADOR DEMETRIOS J. MARANTIS, DEPUTY U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE. HEARING ON THE "TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP"
INTEREST OF ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES
OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIP WITH CONGRESS
Chapter 4 U.S. TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: OVERVIEW AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS
Integration in the Global Economy
Policy Approaches and Challenges
ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN THE MENA REGION
Weak Economic Development Despite Abundant Natural Resources
Important Caveats: Areas of Success, and Heterogeneity among Countries
WEAK INTEGRATION IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
MENA’s Trade and Investment with the World
U.S.-MENA Trade and Investment
Obstacles to Closer U.S. Trade and Investment Ties with MENA Countries
POLICY OPTIONS FOR INCREASING U.S.-MENA TRADE AND INVESTMENT
Current Status of U.S. Trade and Investment Policy with MENA
Formal Agreements to Liberalize Trade and Investment
Federal Programs to Promote Trade and Investment
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs)
Government Export Finance and Promotion Programs
Possible Policy Approaches for Increasing U.S.-MENA Trade and Investment
Bilateral and Regional Options
ISSUES FOR CONGRESS: POSSIBLE CHALLENGES AND IMPLEMENTATION QUESTIONS
Chapter 5 REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR MIRIAM SAPIRO, DEPUTY U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, “TRADE AND INVESTMENT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA”