trade relationships
1trade agreement — Any contractual arrangement between states concerning their trade relations. Trade agreements may be bilateral or multilateral, that is, between two states or more than two. For most countries international trade is regulated by unilateral… …
2Trade route — A trade route is a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. Allowing goods to reach distant markets, a single trade route contains long distance arteries which may further be… …
3Trade Facilitation and Development — Success in export markets for developed and developing country firms is increasingly affected by the ability of countries to support an environment which promotes efficient and low cost trade services and logistics. Policies related to trade… …
4Trade costs and facilitation — [http://econ.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=1697684 pagePK=64168176 piPK=64168140 theSitePK=1697658 Trade Costs Facilitation: The Development Dimension] is an ongoing research project on trade facilitation reform carried out by the… …
5Trade Act Of 1974 — Legislation passed by U.S. Congress to expand U.S. participation in international trade and reduce trade disputes. The act provided the authority to reduce or eliminate trade barriers, improve relationships with nonmarket (Communist) and… …
6international trade — Introduction economic transactions that are made between countries. Among the items commonly traded are consumer goods, such as television sets and clothing; capital goods, such as machinery; and raw materials and food. Other transactions… …
7Foreign trade of the Soviet Union — Soviet foreign trade played only a minor role in the Soviet economy. In 1985, for example, exports and imports each accounted for only 4 percent of the Soviet gross national product. The Soviet Union maintained this low level because it could… …
8Fur trade — The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur.Russian fur tradeBefore the colonization of the Americas, Russia was a major supplier of fur pelts to Western Europe and parts of Asia. Fur was a major… …
9Safe trade — is a slogan advocated by Greenpeace in its desire to green the World Trade Organisation and the Doha Development Round. It is designed to compete with free trade as a concept.Safe trade is generally seen as a single framework of rules worldwide… …
10Balance of trade — Cumulative Current Account Balance 1980–2008 based on the International Monetary Fund data …
