Beijing- Baha’a Armouti was a featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Global Trade Law Advisors (GTLA) which was hosted last week in Beijing by the premier Chinese law practice Jingsh Law Firm.
In his session, Baha'a talked about trade remedy measures in Jordan, focusing on the Safeguards mechanism being an essential trade remedy tool frequently used by Jordan for protecting the domestic Industry from the surge of competing imports..
He also presented the trade outlook of the Middle East for the year 2017, shedding light on various free trade agreements especially the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA), the free trade agreements Jordan signed with both the US and the EU, in addition to the free trade agreement with Turkey. He also explained the impact of the syrian conflict on the economies of the region.
