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00:00Of course, we divide the Arab trade into two parts,

00:03Arab trade with the world and Arab trade with the Arab world.

00:07Perhaps the Arab trade with the world is reasonable and acceptable,

00:12and it grows well.

00:15What we are more interested in now is the Arab trade between the two worlds.

00:21Because we need the Arabs to be more cooperative and exchange

00:27goods and services from the current situation.

00:30The current situation may not exceed 10% of the Arab trade.

00:35We need, of course, that this number doubles to 20%,

00:39to 25%, and to 30%.

00:42The challenge is very big because for many years,

00:45and this is a circle, the Arab trade between the two worlds is weak.

00:49Maybe agreements were made, conferences and meetings were made.

00:54They were always trying to strengthen the Arab trade between the two worlds.

00:58But this has not been achieved.

01:00I think that this lack of achievement is due to reasons.

01:03If we treat it, we may be able to achieve this double.

01:07The first thing is that the transportation and logistics system

01:10required to strengthen the Arab trade is not at an acceptable level.

01:16We are 22 Arab countries.

01:18All of them rely on ports, seas and oceans.

01:22All of them are exclusive, but the sea transportation

01:25only takes a very small percentage of the transportation.

01:28It may not exceed 10%.

01:31This means that we transfer our trade at a very high cost between the Arab countries.

01:35The second thing is that the Arab trade agreements

01:38are agreements that have been approved to liberate the Arab trade,

01:42but have freed the same-sex problems in the democratic definition.

01:47But the biggest problem is the same-sex problems

01:50that have to do with non-definitive obstacles.

01:53Problems that have to do with the development agreements.

01:56Problems that have to do with certificates

01:59that have to do with quality and specifications, etc.

02:03It is very important to unify these issues so that things become easier.

02:08The third thing is that the transportation and transportation

02:11between the Arab countries is a difficult matter.

02:14Even if it was not possible to open it to the general public,

02:18we are still calling for a kind of passport

02:23for the employed businessmen

02:27with certain mechanisms so that the Arab businessmen

02:31can move from one Arab country to another

02:34with much less obstacles.

02:37This can be done by mechanisms guaranteed by the Arab Chambers Union

02:40through the Arab Chambers in all countries

02:43and approved by the interior ministries

02:46so that the Arab businessmen can move for 4 or 5 years

02:50as it happens in European countries.

02:53So that there is work and trade,

02:56there can be no need to delay entry every time.

03:00What are the main sectors that Arab countries should take care of

03:04to develop their trade,

03:06or even trade with foreign countries,

03:08if you can give us some data?

03:10All Arab countries are young countries,

03:13and they have a lot of young people,

03:16more than 40%.

03:19Young people in many Arab countries

03:22have a reasonable level of culture and education.

03:25The percentage of internet access is very high,

03:28and the percentage of using mobile phones is very high.

03:31This means that if we want to move fast

03:34and make quick profits, we want to move in digital,

03:37we want to move in information technology,

03:41but we also want to move in the trade of services.

03:44The trade of services is a very important area,

03:47which can lead to developments,

03:50whether in the Arab trade or in trade with the world.

03:53Of course, we need to have a infrastructure

03:56of agreements that facilitate this,

03:59and we also need technological cooperation with these countries.

04:02What is the percentage of Arab countries

04:04in the trade of services around the world?

04:06The percentage in Arab countries is modest,

04:09which is less than 10%.

04:12These are very modest percentages,

04:15because we can achieve a big leap in a short period of time.

04:18The trade of services, as I said,

04:21is a trade that has to do with digital and technology,

04:24but also has to do with tourism,

04:27has to do with the component of the service

04:30that is present in each product.

04:33Because all the products now,

04:36the products are integrated with the service,

04:39so you can't separate the product from the service.

04:42We can invest more in this area.

04:45The impact of geopolitical conflicts

04:48on the Arab trade and even the Arab trade with the world countries,

04:51as we saw the conflicts of the Suez Canal,

04:54the suspension of the salt movement,

04:57tell us more about your opinion on this matter

05:00in the Arab trade and also in the Arab trade in the world.

05:04Not only on the Arab trade with the world,

05:07or the Arab-Arab trade, but also on international trade.

05:10It is enough for you to know that the Suez Canal

05:13has been affected by more than 40%

05:16due to the events that take place in the Red Sea.

05:19This has affected the cost of oil globally,

05:22because the Suez Canal transports most of the world's oil,

05:25we reach about 15% or 20%

05:28of the tankers that pass.

05:31And about 25% or 30% of the containers,

05:34that is, the shipping trade, pass through the Suez Canal.

05:37This has affected the whole world and its prices.

05:40But the world has learned something new,

05:43something that I call the new normal.

05:46It is normal to live with disasters and problems.

05:49The whole world, not just the Arab region.

05:52Starting with COVID-19,

05:55going through the crisis of Ukraine and Russia,

05:58to what is happening now.

06:01It has developed its supply chains,

06:04which have become shorter than before.

06:07And it has started to move in a different direction

06:10from the direction of the world in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

06:13There is a new direction.

06:16The Arab region can benefit from it very much

06:19by starting to develop core points

06:22and logistical bases for added value

06:25in the Arab region.

06:28All of this is in line with what we said

06:31in the first part of the interview.

06:34Because all of this can lead us to new possible and fast horizons.

06:37Finally, what are your expectations

06:40for the growth rate of the Arab trade during 2024?

06:43I think that the Arab trade,

06:46in order to increase it,

06:49may achieve an increase of about 3% or 4% this year.

06:53This is a 100% increase in the Arab trade.

06:56This is a hope, not an expectation.

06:59But we have to work on it very much.

07:02By the way, there is a continuous growth,

07:05but our ambition is to make it much bigger.

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