Home > Industry/Domain > Economy

Economy

Pertaining to the system or range of economic activity in a country, region, or community.

6Categories 106534Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Economy

Economy > International trade

Montreal Protocol

Economy; International trade

A multilateral environmental agreement dealing with the depletion of the earth's ozone layer.

multi-modal

Economy; International trade

Transportation using more than one mode. In the GATS negotiations, essentially door-to-door services that include international shipping.

multifunctionality

Economy; International trade

Idea that agriculture has many functions in addition to producing food and fiber, e.g. environmental protection, landscape preservation, rural employment, food security, etc.

multilateral

Economy; International trade

In the WTO, involving all members.

non-agricultural market access (NAMA)

Economy; International trade

Protocol Broadly covers industrial, fisheries and forestry products.

national schedules

Economy; International trade

In services, the equivalent of tariff schedules in GATT, laying down the commitments accepted — voluntarily or through negotiation — by WTO members.

national treatment

Economy; International trade

The principle of giving others the same treatment as ones own nationals. GATT Article 3 requires that imports be treated no less favorably than the same or similar ...