(AfCFTA)

African Continental Free Trade Area

Countries: 54 African countries, including Egypt.

Key Features: The AfCFTA is the largest free trade area in the world by the number of countries, creating a market of over 1.3 billion people.

Benefits: Egypt gains duty-free access to African markets, boosting its trade with other African nations.

(COMESA)

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

Countries: 21 countries, including Egypt.

Key Features: COMESA is one of the largest regional economic organizations, fostering economic integration and free trade among member states.

Benefits: Egypt enjoys preferential trade within the COMESA region, which includes many East and Southern African countries.s.

(AFTA)

Arab Free Trade Area

Countries: 22 Arab countries, including Egypt.

Key Features: AFTA aims to eliminate tariffs and promote economic cooperation within the Arab world.

Benefits: Egypt has free access to the markets of other Arab countries, strengthening its role in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

(EU)

European Union (EU) – Egypt Association Agreement

Countries: 27 EU member states.

Key Features: The agreement offers preferential market access for Egypt to the EU, boosting trade in sectors like agriculture, industrial goods, and services.

Benefits: Egypt benefits from reduced tariffs and economic cooperation with the European Union.

(EFTA)

Egypt–European Free Trade Association

Countries: 4 countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

Key Features: Agreement to reduce tariffs and improve trade flows in industrial goods and services.

Benefits: Egyptian businesses get preferential access to the European Free Trade Area countries.

(Mercosur)

Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

Countries: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Venezuela (5 Latin American countries).

Key Features: A trade agreement to promote economic cooperation and preferential tariffs.

Benefits: Egyptian products have preferential access to South American markets.

(TFTA)

Tripartite Free Trade Area

Countries: 26 countries from COMESA, EAC (East African Community), and SADC (Southern African Development Community).

Key Features: The TFTA aims to create a single market for goods and services across East, Southern, and Central Africa.

Benefits: Egypt gains improved access to markets across East and Southern Africa.

Agadir

Agadir Agreement

Countries: Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, and Egypt.

Key Features: Enhances economic cooperation and trade liberalization among member countries.

Benefits: Promotes free trade and economic integration in the Mediterranean region.

(GAFTA)

Greater Arab Free Trade Area

(GAFTA)

Countries: Multiple Arab countries.

Key Features: Aims to create a comprehensive free trade area among Arab countries.

Benefits: Enhances intra-Arab trade by eliminating tariffs and trade barriers..

(Euro-Med)

MercArab-Mediterranean Free Trade Areaosur Free Trade Agreement

(Euro-Med)

Countries: EU countries and several Mediterranean partners, including Egypt.

Key Features: Promotes economic integration and trade cooperation in the Mediterranean region.

Benefits: Facilitates trade and investment between EU and Mediterranean countries.

United Kingdom

Egypt–United Kingdom: Post-Brexit agreement to maintain preferential trade.

Turkey

Egypt–Turkey: A free trade agreement enhancing Egypt’s trade with Turkey in goods and services.