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The above description demonstrates that although some integration has been
achieved, several external trade barriers still exist between member-states
of AFTA and COMESA. AFTA may have fewer barriers than COMESA,
but both have limited levels of intra-regional trade. In 2004, the applied
MFN tariff rate in developing countries of Asia-Pacific on average was
12.1 percent (Yang 2005, 12). In COMESA, the average rate was 18.5
percent (Yang 2005, 12). In contrast, industrialized countries maintained
an average tariff rate of 5.7 percent (Yang 2005, 12). This demonstrates
that neither AFTA nor COMESA has achieved relatively low tariff rates
between member-states.
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