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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Researcher in International Relations and Foreign Policy with a Focus on International Security alongside Military, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ)
In recent years, amid the ongoing situation in the Middle East, governmental authorities and media outlets have rarely published data or articles about the Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ), resulting in a lack of updates from both news sources and scientific literature.
The USA has numerous Bilateral Free Trade Agreements with various countries Like many other countries, yet on contrary to Russia and China that put emphasis on Multilateral Trade Alliances, such as BRICS and SCO, then USA has only rare Multilateral Trade Alliances, such as the USMCA and the QIZ, still, these Multilateral Trade Alliances include only triple countries and not many countries like BRICS and SCO.
QIZ Qualifying Industrial Zone includes two separate Free Trade Agreements, namely between the USA, Israel, and Egypt, as well as between the USA, Israel, and Jordan, which are both based on the Free Trade Agreement between the USA and Israel. Thus, based on the QIZ, Egypt and Jordan get access to the USA market via Israel. Palestine that includes the West Bank and Gaza Strip is part of the QIZ between USA, Israel, and Jordan. The QIZ was established to give an economic boost to the Peace Agreements between Israel-Egypt and Israel-Jordan.
No Official Website.
Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) https://www.trade.gov/qualifying-industrial-zones
QIZ of Palestine https://tcc.export.gov/Trade_Agreements/All_Trade_Agreements/exp_005416.asp
QIZs - Membership Status, 2025 GSR
QIZ of Egypt: USA, Israel, and Egypt
QIZ of Jordan: USA, Israel, and Jordan
QIZ of Palestine: USA, Israel, and Palestine
For Full Details about the Membership Status and 2025 GSR:
Section E32. QIZs - Multilateral Alliance: Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs), 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2025/e/qiz
Section E32 - List of Contents
Section E32. QIZs - Multilateral Alliance: Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs), 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Section E32.1 QIZs - Membership Status: Geopolitical Position, sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
Section E32.2 QIZs - Members: Global Survival Rank Indicators (R1-R7), sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
From Scientific Literature - Research Papers and Research Books
The Qualifying Industrial Zone Initiative-A New Tool to Provide Economic Assistance to Middle Eastern Countries Engaged in the Peace Process Singer, J. (2002). The Qualifying Industrial Zone Initiative-A New Tool to Provide Economic Assistance to Middle Eastern Countries Engaged in the Peace Process. Fordham Int'l LJ, 26, 547.
Peace and Prosperity: Israel's Qualifying Industrial Zone agreements with jordan and Egypt Rosenblatt, D. (2020). Peace and Prosperity: Israel’s Qualifying Industrial Zone agreements with jordan and Egypt. Global Trade and Customs Journal, 15(3/4).
Labour in global production networks: Workers in the qualifying industrial zones (QIZs) of Egypt and Jordan Azmeh, S. (2014). Labour in global production networks: Workers in the qualifying industrial zones (QIZs) of Egypt and Jordan. Global Networks, 14(4), 495-513.
Trade regimes and global production networks: the case of the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) in Egypt and Jordan Azmeh, S. (2014). Trade regimes and global production networks: the case of the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) in Egypt and Jordan. Geoforum, 57, 57-66.
Securing Peace through Trade Dividends: Qualifying Industrial Zones between the US, Israel, Jordon, and Egypt Malkawi, B. H. (2004). Securing Peace through Trade Dividends: Qualifying Industrial Zones between the US, Israel, Jordon, and Egypt. Currents: Int'l Trade LJ, 13, 3.
Measuring trade advantages of the qualifying industrial zones program of Jordan and Egypt offered by the United States for having signed peace treaties with Israel Carter, A., Gong, Y., & Nugent, J. B. (2015). Measuring trade advantages of the qualifying industrial zones program of Jordan and Egypt offered by the United States for having signed peace treaties with Israel. Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies, 17.
Beyond duty‐free access: export readiness assessment for Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) apparel companies Awni, A., & Shafei, K. (2012). Beyond duty‐free access: export readiness assessment for Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) apparel companies. Measuring Business Excellence, 16(3), 3-16.
Problems facing owners and managers operating in the qualifying industrial zones in Jordan Al-Khouri, R., & Al-Qudah, K. (2006). Problems facing owners and managers operating in the qualifying industrial zones in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Business Administration, 2(1).
Transforming regions of conflict through trade preferential agreements: Israel, Jordan and the QIZ Initiative Arieli, T., & Kahn, Y. (2019). Transforming regions of conflict through trade preferential agreements: Israel, Jordan and the QIZ Initiative. Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 25(3), 20180032.
Workers' Rights in the QIZs in Jordan Al-Qatarneh, S., & Bataineh, A. (2021). Workers’ Rights in the QIZs in Jordan. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 33(4), 311-336.
