Cairns Group

Cairns Group in relation with International Trade

In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Cairns Group: A negotiating group of agriculturai exporting countries formed to support agricultural trade reform in GATT. The group advocates the systematic reduction of farm subsidies and import barriers. Informally led by Australia, members include Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Fiji, Hungary , Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, and Uruguay. The group takes its name from the site of early meetings in the Australian resort town of Cairns.

Cairns Group and International Trade

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