01265pab a2200169 454500008004000000100002500040245003300065260000900098300001000107362000800117520074500125650005300870773004100923909001000964999001700974952010400991180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSaeed, Khawaja Amjad  aSAARC economic union by 2008  c1999  ap.1-9  aJan  aOne of the main objectives of SAARC is to promote economic growth in the member countries. The SAARC Charter of 1985 has identified eleven areas of cooperation among the member countries. A new direction towards economic cooperation among the member countries was given with the signing of South Asian Preferential Trading Agreement in 1995. This agreement called for gradual reduction and eventual elimination of tariffs within SAARC. Further steps are being taken for creating South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA). The economic cooperation among the SAARC countries is aimed to be further developed by creation of SAARC Economic Union by 2008. The paper deals with various necessary steps towards realizing this laudable goal. - Reproduced  aSouth asian association for regional cooperation  aAdministration and Management Review  a41433  c41433d41433  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 1, Issue no: 11pAR41809r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR