TRADE POLICIES OF SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COOPERATION COUNTRIES (RESEARCH PAPER)

Authors

  • Muhammad Talha Bilal PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. Pakistan
  • Hafiz Muhammad Tayyab PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. Pakistan
  • Muhammad Arshad Ullah National Agricultural Research center, Islamabad. Pakistan
  • Nasir Mahmood National Agricultural Research center, Islamabad. Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/eijaer.v3i2.13

Keywords:

SAARC, SAPTA

Abstract

The Government of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka these all countries South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries denoted to as “Contracting States”. Commitment of South Asia Preferential Tarde Agreement among SAARC countries in 1995 and South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) in 2005 to promote the regional cooperation for getting benefit on the base of many rules and regulation creating equality, remove the barriers on trade between all SAARC countries. When remove barriers on trade then sustainable growth through trade in economy of all SAARC countries.

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2016-06-27