Search results for: “free trade agreement”
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Trade Treaties
Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Note: there is more information on the Asian/Chinese legal Encyclopedia. Notion of of Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP): The TPP is a free-trade agreement among Brunei, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore. Since 2010, eight other countries, including the U.S., have […]
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Trade Treaties
Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Note: there is more information on the Asian/Chinese legal Encyclopedia. Notion of of Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP): The TPP is a free-trade agreement among Brunei, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore. Since 2010, eight other countries, including the U.S., have […]
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Trade Liberalization
Introduction Trade liberalisation involves removing or reducing barriers to trade between different countries. One of the opposing forces that have shaped the changing pattern of world trade over the last 200 years was the promotion of free trade. The Relative Impact of Trade Liberalization […]
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European Free Trade Association
Summary of European Free Trade Association A free trade area consisting of seven European countries among which tariffs and quantitative restrictions on industrial imports have been eliminated. Established in 1960 by the Stockholm Convention, EFTA originally included Austria, Denmark, […]
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World Trade Law
World Trade Law Contents of World Trade Law Contents of this subject matter include: Introduction: the basis of world trade – an examination of comparative advantage and asking the question: “why trade at all?” the 'Buy Australia' Campaign, the relationship between […]
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Environmental Goods Agreement
Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) Negotiations on the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) began on July 8, 2014, among the United States, Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, the European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland and Chinese Taipei – together accounting for 86 percent of global trade in environmental goods. Israel and Turkey…
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Monetary Freedom
Monetary Freedom Introduction The Index of Economic Freedom The Index of Economic Freedom measures ten components of economic freedom, assigning a grade in each using a scale from 0 to 100, Free Trade Agreements Find information about: Free trade: there is a free trade definition in the legal dictionary. Trade liberalization: know what is trade…
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Monetary Freedom
Monetary Freedom Introduction The Index of Economic Freedom The Index of Economic Freedom measures ten components of economic freedom, assigning a grade in each using a scale from 0 to 100, Free Trade Agreements Find information about: Free trade: there is a free trade definition in the legal dictionary. Trade liberalization: know what is trade…
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Dictionary of International Trade
Dictionary of International Trade Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator) Contents The Dictionary of International Trade of Global Negotiator include, among others, the following terms and acronyms: Back haul Back letter Back order Back to back letter of credit Backhauling Bad faith BAF Bailee Bailment Balance of payments Balance of trade Bale Bank acceptance Bank…
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Dictionary of International Trade
Dictionary of International Trade Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator) Contents The Dictionary of International Trade of Global Negotiator include, among others, the following terms and acronyms: Back haul Back letter Back order Back to back letter of credit Backhauling Bad faith BAF Bailee Bailment Balance of payments Balance of trade Bale Bank acceptance Bank…
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Regional Trade Institutions
Regional Trade Institutions Outline This entry examines regional trading arrangements, the laws and agreements that govern such arrangements, and their relationship to the international institutions and laws covered in the legal Encyclopedia. To familiarize students with the origins and structures of regional trade agreements, their role in governing international trade and investment, the extent to…
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Baltic Free Trade Area
Baltic Free Trade Area in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Baltic Free Trade Area: A prospective free trade area linking Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Objectives include elimination of […]
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South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA): A non-reciprocal […]
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Economic Partnership Agreements
EPA and the Treaties of the European Union Description of EPA provided by the European Union Commission: Economic Partnership Agreements: The ACP countries and the EU have agreed to enter into economic integration agreements – concluding newWTO compatible trading arrangements, progressively […]