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International trade

The buying and selling of goods, services and capital across international borders or territories.

Contributors in International trade

International trade

ad valorem tariff

Economy; International trade

A tariff rate charged as percentage of the price.

Agenda 2000

Economy; International trade

EC’s financial reform plans for 2000-06 aimed at strengthening the union with a view to receiving new members.

Agenda 21

Economy; International trade

The Agenda for the 21st Century — a declaration from the 1992 Earth Summit (UN Conference on the Environment and Development) held in Rio de Janeiro.

agricultural product

Economy; International trade

Defined for the coverage of the WTO’s Agriculture Agreement, by the agreements Annex 1. This excludes, for example, fish and forestry products. It also includes various degrees of processing for ...

Amber Box

Economy; International trade

Domestic support for agriculture that is considered to distort trade and therefore subject to reduction commitments. Technically calculated as “Aggregate Measurement of Support” (AMS).

Andean Community

Economy; International trade

The community that includes Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

anti-dumping duties

Economy; International trade

GATT’s Article 6 allows anti-dumping duties to be imposed on goods that are deemed to be dumped and causing injury to producers of competing products in the importing country. These duties are equal ...

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