Moreover, the production of high quality and competitively priced goods could increase sales in foreign markets, thus improving the country's trade balance. Against this backdrop, the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO), supported by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), helped establish the Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC) as a platform upon which Arab countries can build and develop their accreditation infrastructure. Based on the international recognition of the ARAC MLA, the testing, certification and inspection reports issued under an ARAC MLA signatory are recognised globally as well by all signatories to the ILAC and IAF agreements.