The Opportunities for Enhancing Economic cooperation and Agricultural Bilateral Trade between Egypt and Nile Basin Countries | ||
| Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development | ||
| Article 16, Volume 25, Issue 2, July 2011, Pages 1-16 PDF (884.03 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles. | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/fjard.2011.195645 | ||
| Author | ||
| Enas El-Sayed Sadek | ||
| Associate professor of Agric. Economics, Fac. of Agric., Fayoum Univ. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Nile Basin Countries represent strategic importance to Egypt. So it is inevitable to deal with the region from the perspective which depends on linking the common interests of the ten Nile Basin Countries related to the Nile waters. These should be based on maximizing the benefits of these countries by creating mechanism for cooperation on economics and agricultural bilateral trade between Egypt and Nile Basin Countries. So the research was based on measuring the total and agricultural bilateral trade between Egypt and Nile Basin Countries. The results showed that during the period (2000- 2009) Egypt's exports to each of: Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia reached about 93% of the total Egypt's exports and 49% of the total Egypt 's imports. The statistical tests showed that, the best method to analyze gravity models is panel Tobit with random effect, and using generalized method of moments. The results showed that, an increase in GDP in Egypt and other countries leads to an increase in Egypt's exports, while an increase in geographical distance leads to a decrease in exports. The study recommended developing infrastructure projects, studying the internal market for Nile Basin Countries focusing on consumer behavior and quality requirements of goods, and establishment common area of investment among Nile Basin Countries. | ||
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