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91Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement — The Australia United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) is a preferential trade agreement between Australia and the United States modelled on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The FTA was signed on 18 May 2004, ratified by the… …
92United States free trade agreements — The United States is party to many free trade agreements (FTAs) worldwide. HistorySimilar to other industrial nations, the United States has a long history of opposition to free trade. Protectionism and isolationism were prevailing economic… …
93Free Trade Zone — A designated area within a country in which businesses can operate free of customs duties or currency restrictions. Profits are usually tax free for a set period. Also known as a free trade processing zone and a foreign trade zone. * * * free… …
94China–Peru Free Trade Agreement — The China–Peru Free Trade Agreement (Spanish: Tratado de Libre Comercio Perú – China) is a bilateral free trade agreement designed to eliminate obstacles to trade and investment between China and Peru. The two sides concluded talks in… …
95Free trade zone — A free trade zone (FTZ) or export processing zone (EPZ) is one or more special areas of a country where some normal trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas are eliminated and bureaucratic requirements are lowered in hopes of attracting new… …
96European Free Trade Association — an economic association established in 1960 and originally composed of Austria, Denmark, Britain, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland, that maintains free trade in industrial products among member countries. Abbr.: EFTA * * * group of …
97South Asia Free Trade Agreement — The Agreement on the South Asian Free Trade Area is an agreement reached at the 12th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit at Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on 6 January 2004. It creates a framework for the creation of a …
98Free trade areas in Europe — At present, there are two free trade areas (FTAs) in Europe outside of the European Union (EU). The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) was created in 1960 by the outer seven (as a looser alternative to the then European Communities) but most… …
99European Free Trade Association — See European Economic Area. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001. European Free Trade Association …
100Global Trade Watch — (GTW) was created in 1995 as a division of the U.S. based non governmental organization (NGO) Public Citizen that monitors the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and… …
